From Darkness to Light
ADVENT and the 12 Days of Christmas
38-day Contemplation Series
“You beings on earth who are in deep slumber, awaken! Who among you has labored to run darkness into light and bitterness into sweetness?” Stop sleeping! Wake up! What are you waiting for? the Zohar
Day 5
LISTEN!
Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas
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This week we contemplate Faith and Hope.
MESSAGE – Kindness Radiates
Even a tiny kindness changes the atmosphere.
Our Advent Booklet invites us today to prayerfully attune to the power of
love.
Rev. Jeanmarie Eck reminds us to day that as we attune to the power of love we open our heart to divine inspiration. When Spirit visited Mary in the form of an angel, Mary put the Lord in charge of her being. This is what heart-centered-consciousness is. As we release our ego – the limitations of the self – we invite the Divine to lead us. As a result, we are lifted and our life is lead from a heart-centered-consciousness.
QUOTES
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be
with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed
from her.—Luke 1:38
ACTIVITY
Offer Kindness – Once again, perform one intentional, quiet act of kindness without expecting recognition.
Reflect: How did giving kindness today shift my inner world, not just someone else’s?
Engage in self-care – Spend time doing something that nourishes your body, mind, or spirit (e.g., a warm drink, quiet reading time, or gentle exercise). Can you do something kind to yourself? For 5 minutes sit in the silence and reflect. Do some journaling if you like.
On this day of Advent …
My faith invites the Spirit to be expressed as me now.
Note : This writing is partly based on the booklet “With Love at Christmas” by Unity.org
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ON A PERSONAL NOTE
Personally, I find that it is important to have a focus or an intention behind any endeavour.
Spending time with the intention to care for my mental health and spiritual well-being is always an effort. At the same time it can be fun! Reading short, warm, and enlightening messages and affirmations, doing a short task or listening to a piece of music take only a few minutes a day but it makes a gigantic difference in my life. During these few minutes a day, I peek out of the darkness, the world full of woe, into the Light: into the Peace, Joy, Love and Warmth of the Divine Presence.
I am going to walk this Christmas journey contemplating on the Divine Light and enjoying the sense of Peace, Joy and Love that it comes with.
between
the 30th of November 2025 to the 6th of January 2026
I will post a message from Unity’s Advent Booklet by Unity.org and short task that will support us to experience more peace. Then, we will contemplate on it and share about it in the UNITY EUROPE Facebook Group (CLICK HERE).
Let’s walk this journey together!
Join me by …
either reading the daily blogposts I create – SEE THEM HERE (CLICK) – or joining the FACEBOOK GROUP (CLICK) where I am going to share my writings and daily contemplative tasks. (click on the buttons below to join)
