AT THIS season of the Year our thoughts naturally turn to the birth of Jesus. We tell our little ones about it, and celebrate it with much joy and happiness. It is essentially the festival of childhood; it is the holiday season which all children anticipate with fervent expectancy, for is it not the season of giving and receiving gifts, given with loving thoughts and received in the same spirit?

The birth of Love! How wonderful it would be if everyone really understood the true meaning of those four words, “the Birth of Love!”

LOVE! Yes, but not the love of which the world is cognizant—that love was not born on this Day. The Love which had its borning in the little City of David, knows not the transient love of “world-people.” The Love that came into manifestation in the little town of Bethlehem is the LOVE IMPERSONAL, which never fails, never changes, but which burns calmly and steadily throughout all Eternity. IT is untouchable, unfathomable, and alas! too often undervalued.

The meaning of the words, “City of David,” is the birthplace of the King. Therefore may we not designate its significance as relative to our conscience, our intelligence, the birth-place of our thoughts and allow only those ruled and approved by “The King”, our Higher Self, to find expression?

The word, Saviour, symbolizes the Author or Influence of our redemption or resurrection from the deadening thoughts of negation to the inspiring thoughts emanating from the birth of Love in our