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
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LISTEN!
Lauren Daigle – You Say (Lyrics)
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This week we contemplate Joy
MESSAGE – Creating Light
The act of creation is itself a form of devotion.
Our Advent Booklet invites us today to remember that there’s something about the lights, the music, and the sacred pause of the season that fills us with wonder and awe.
Rev. Ken Daigle reminds us that this season, let your joy be bold and boundless. Not because everything is perfect but because your heart is open, and you bring joy to the celebration of life.
QUOTES
Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values. Thomas S. Monson
ACTIVITY
Create Light – Make something symbolic—a lantern, collage, ornament, poem, prayer, etc.
Reflect: What did I express today that I normally keep hidden or quiet?
Reflect on personal growth – Look back at how far you’ve come and the strength you have built. How did you get here? Then, for 5 minutes sit in the silence and reflect. Do some journaling if you like. Listen to the meditation/song (above) at least once.
On this day of Advent …
I am a radiant expression of light, love, and abundance.
I choose joy.
Note : This writing is partly based on the booklet “With Love at Christmas” by Unity.org
All pictures and photos are from https://unsplash.com/
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)
