I may repost this every day through Christmas. The "work of Christmas" in #HowardThurman's poem includes:
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among [humankind],
To make music in the heart.
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among [humankind],
To make music in the heart.
#HowardThurman’s “The Work of Christmas” provides a vision of a society informed by Jesus’ parable of the Sheep & Goats, social justice, & the biblical principle of hospitality:
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and the princes are home,
December 19, 2024 at 9:03 PM
I may repost this every day through Christmas. The "work of Christmas" in #HowardThurman's poem includes:
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among [humankind],
To make music in the heart.
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among [humankind],
To make music in the heart.
#HowardThurman’s “The Work of Christmas” provides a vision of a society informed by Jesus’ parable of the Sheep & Goats, social justice, & the biblical principle of hospitality:
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and the princes are home,
December 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM
#HowardThurman’s “The Work of Christmas” provides a vision of a society informed by Jesus’ parable of the Sheep & Goats, social justice, & the biblical principle of hospitality:
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and the princes are home,
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December 15, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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