Spiritual Growth - Morning Star Institute -- December 2002

DECEMBER 2002 SPIRITUAL TEACHING
X-MAS

This page is excerpted from The Age of Aquarius Teachings of the Prophet Jesus Ó 2001 by JC Husfelt, D.Div, with editorial assistance by Janet Rudolph, Jane Justice and Sherry Husfelt. All rights reserved. No part of this page may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission except in the case of quotations embodied in articles, websites, books and reviews.

“My most favorite time of the year,” Jesus would proclaim, “Not because it’s a celebration of my birth, but for the reason that it honors the fire and the sun at the winter solstice. I use the term X-mas as a tribute to the ancient roots of our present day celebration of Christmas. The X is an ageless image representing power, the cross and the Tree of Life, sometimes called the Tree of Fire. And during this time of hope and cheer, the Christmas tree, which is decorated with the fire of our spirit and the fire of light, symbolically embodies within our home the Tree of Life. On the contrary, there is also another reason why this season is so special to me. This is a time for honoring and celebrating the presence and the importance of the angels and the archangels. At this special time of the year, slow down and take a moment to experience their closeness. Let yourself be still, quiet your mind and listen…for the whisper of an angel. They are here, all you need to do, is believe.”

“As the nights grow longer and we spend more of our moments in darkness, we humbly await in trust and faith for the instant when the light returns. This is an occasion to bless and to celebrate peace, joy and goodwill to all of humanity and to all of nature and to all of the earth’s creatures. It is a time of generosity, hope and love and a time to remember and see the light that resides within each of us. This festivity honoring Midwinter also presents us with the opportunity to celebrate our own divinity as well as our humanness.”

Jesus would finish by saying, “My dear ones, at this time of the year do not get caught up in the excessive materialism that is so rampant throughout society. Give from your heart not from your pocketbook. And to all the ones that you encounter during this season of love, express your divinity. Be as the child excited with the magic that is within your eyes, seeing life, not as the darkness of what you don’t have, but as the light of wonder of what you do have. Help the ones that are lonely and homeless, even if it is just with a smile and a kind word. And finally, give of yourself the love that is within you, that is the greatest gift of all.”

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL
Jim, Sherry, Jamie and Jessica Husfelt

January 2003