Your Christmas Stories
Thursday, December 18th and
Sunday, December 21st
7-9 Mountain Time
Hosts: Dan, Mark, & Terri
Participants: YOU!
Two millennia ago, an impoverished, unmarried woman from a small town in Galilee bore a child who would change the world. Those whose lives were touched by Mary and Jesus of Nazareth encountered, in these remarkable lives, what God is like—and what a life in God is like.
We tell these stories to one another at Christmastide. Like any profound spiritual narrative, they point to something more—not only to events as they may have happened, but also to the lived experience of the divine manifest in humanity: the Word made flesh, dwelling among us. God with us.
As we navigate our faith journeys, the stories of the nativity and the life of Jesus often take on new meaning. We learn the historical and literary contexts behind the scriptural texts. We also encounter the divine being born within us as we contemplate what these stories continue to awaken in our own lives. Each of us carries a story—one deeply connected to that divine within, so powerfully symbolized by the Christmas narrative.
In this month’s Latter-day Faith virtual fireside, we invite you into a shared exploration of our personal stories of Christmas. As a kind of Christmas devotional, we will reflect together on how Christmas has transformed for us, and how our emerging views of faith are reshaping the meaning of the season.
We may explore questions such as these—or bring your own:
- What brings you the most joy, or the most sorrow, at Christmas?
- How does the Christmas narrative relate to your current faith perspective?
- How does the meaning of Christmas change when we move beyond literalism (virgin birth, etc.)?
- Which symbols of Christmas resonate most deeply with you now?
- How does the image of Mary shape your understanding of the Divine?
- Who is Jesus to you today?
- What spiritual practices might emerge from the Christmas story?
- How do we engage lovingly with those who hold a more literal view of Christmas?
We hope you will join us for this special Christmas devotional/Virtual Fireside. You can click the link below to register.