Guided Meditation for Christmas
From an interspiritual perspective, Christmas can be seen as a celebration of birth on two different but interconnected levels. One is the birth of the Christ child, Jesus, in Bethlehem over 200o years ago, that we all know about. The other birth is happening right now, deep within us. As described by Rev. Diane Berke, Spiritual Director of One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, “It is the birth into your awareness of your own true Self, wholly pure, wholly innocent, wholly Love.” Last night, at a holiday party at a friend’s house, along with good food and cheer and singing Christmas songs, I led a guided meditation for Christmas that Diane had written. In the meditation, I first asked people to imagine a star in the sky leading them to a stable within, the place where Love is born within us. From there, the meditation asks people to envision and experience different energies within us from the story of Jesus’ birth – the energies of mother, father, wise men, shepherds, animals, and angels, all of which brings us to the energy the child. Look and see “the child that is your Self…the symbol of your wholeness, your innocence, your perfection,,, your true nature…as kindness, trust, generosity, peace, acceptance patience, and joy.” The meditation ended by asking people to say yes to these qualities of Love within us and to celebrate this birth as well.
Merry Christmas to you all !