wonders of winterland: Hark the Herald

angels sing
glory to the newborn King

A small gift canvas I made for a friend in 2007.

Take Joy

I SALUTE YOU! There is nothing I can give you which you have not; but there is much, that, while I cannot give, you can take.

No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today. Take Heaven.

No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present instant.

Take Peace.

The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet, within our reach, is joy. Take Joy.

And so, at this Christmas time, I greet you, with the prayer that for you, now and forever, the day breaks and shadows flee away.

FRA GIOVANNI A.D. 1513

Monday, November 24, 2008