The Spirit of Christmas

"To speak truth, sir... you said you were not as good as you should like to be, and that you regretted your own imperfection - one thing I can comprehend: you intimated that to have a sullied memory was a perpetual bane. It seems to me, that if you tried hard, you would in time find it possible to become what you yourself would approve; and that if from this day you began with resolution to correct your thoughts and actions, you would in a few years have laid up a new and stainless store of recollections, to which you might revert with pleasure."
- Jane Eyre


This little speech of Jane's, directed at Mr. Rochester, spoke to me this week. The Savior has made it possible for all of us to become what we ourselves would approve... we can CHANGE for the better at any time.

With much gratitude, I will celebrate the birth of the Savior and remember what His life and sacrifice mean for me personally.

"And it came to pass that on that Christmas morning, there was much rejoicing in the household, whither many gifts had been shared and opened; and the babies were filled with much joy. And it came to pass that while Daddy scrubbed his new Christmas griddle, Mommy did retire to the bathroom for a bath and a good book. And there was peace and contentment in the house for a good half hour."