Christmas is nearing, and trials and triumphs of 2023 may begin to wash over us when we reflect on the year. It can be a sacred time for sure. But sacred time can also feel too heavy. It’s natural to clutter it with holiday noise. Here is a space for pause. Meditative moments from home and prayerful whispers beneath the noise await you.
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Meditative Christmas Moments & Prayerful Whispers
Oh that we might inhale deep peace not on another day when all of the things are done, but just now…right where we are in our busy-ness, in our rush. May we remember and inhale the beauty that has been ours this year and exhale gentle mercy.
![Hello Lovely's holiday foyer with tree mural and modern French serene mood.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-2023-snowflakes-staircase-foyer-entry-24-1440x1920.jpg)
Where uncertainty and anxiety hide within, may we direct light to those hidden corners. Light from where? Light arriving from beyond us, from the kindness of a stranger, from a kitten’s purr. Oh look…there’s light! It’s there! Oh that we might trust and sense the mysterious realm holding us, sustaining us in all things…even as we are protected from nothing.
![My vintage white piano decorated for Christmas and snow outside the arched window in the music room - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_4581.jpg)
May we acknowledge the ways we have grown cynical and bitter and then offer them to be recycled into majesty. What do I know about majesty? I’m not terribly well read or bred. I simply write from a spirit of unknowing. But I recognize majesty. It was there with a rabbi born in Bethlehem. In that shepherd’s finger pointing to the Father. Pointing to a kingdom that is a place of consciousness, not land. Pointing to LOVE flowing then, flowing now.
![Christmas decor on a French antique console in my foyer - Hello Lovely Studio. #modernfrench #frenchchristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/foyer-console-table-hello-lovely-studio-christmas-2023-1440x1920.jpg)
Call it Christmas magic or blessing or holiness, call it a leap of faith or surrender to Mystery…but oh, friends, life is short, claim the majesty as YOURS.
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Wherever this finds you, I hope you will sense these whispers penetrate precious places in your soul that can never be harmed. It’s where the best of you lives.
![Hello Lovely's white paper bag snowflake holiday garland on fancy staircase for 2023. #snowflakegarland #papersnowflakes #paperbagsnowflakes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/001-hello-lovely-studio-christmas-2023-snowflakes-staircase-entry-1440x1920.jpg)
Has it been a rough 2023? If hopelessness is near, here is a moment to seek the grace to hope once again.
![Michele of Hello Lovely on a vintage pickup decorated for Christmas with farmhouse plaids.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/021.jpg)
My soul is tenderly awake as I consider our capacity to become containers of lifegiving hope, to become Bethlehem where something new may be born.
![Fraser Fir wreatch and Swedish wooden candelabra at my kitchen farm sink - Hello Lovely. #farmhousechristmas #scandichristmas #hellolovelychristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/holiday-decor-serene-white-christmas-kitchen-frasier-fir-wreath-farm-sink-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
There is so much war, so much inequity and disconnect around the earth. WHERE IS THE LIGHT? How can healing happen with so much to mend?
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I don’t know. I don’t know. Still I pray…
Holy, Holy Maker of things lovely and things good, fill my heart so soft and prone to suffering, with the sacred light of the angels.
![Holiday decorated white and grey European Country kitchen at the Georgian - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_4601.jpg)
Oh, Gentle Shepherd, see your lambs! See your lambs!
![Vintage fishing basket with fresh greenery for Christmas door and front porch - Hello Lovely. #rusticchristmas #christmasdoor #hellolovelychristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/holiday-decor-hello-lovely-studio-porch-alder-front-door-vintage-fishing-basket-christmas-berries.jpg)
Help us rise, oh Lord, to become better reflections of your radiant love. Our worlds are filling with longing, with confusion.
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Be magnified in us.
![Our renovated dining room turned music room at the Georgian has arched windows, light greyed oak floors, and European country style - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_4580.jpg)
As we move through mixed emotions, daily problems, and interpersonal complexity, guide our choices and lead us back to the everlasting.
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Oh, Father, may we draw strength from the infinite depths of your trustworthy energy.
![Holiday decor in our entry and dining room which feature a wallpapered tree mural, light grey stained floors, and a gentle quiet palette of serene hues - Hello Lovely Studio. #elegantchristmas #modernfrenchchristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/holiday-foyer-hello-lovely-studio-003.jpg)
Thank you for dwelling in everything that is.
![Christmas advent wreath with lit candles on my holiday table - Hello Lovely Studio. #hellolovelychristmas #adventwreaths #scandichristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/holiday-decor-hello-lovely-studio-christmas-table-pears-boxwood.jpg)
Thank you for planting a divine spark in us all.
![Gold advent wreath with candles on my holiday Christmas table - Hello Lovely Studio. #hellolovelychristmas #adventwreath #christmastables](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/holiday-decor-gold-advent-wreath-with-lit-candles-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Holy Light, this Christmas, come warm the corners of our souls.
![Christmas rustic touches in my French courtyard with mirror and bench - Hello Lovely Studio. #hellolovelychristmas #scandichristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-rustic-outdoor-decorations.jpg)
![Fraser Fir wreatch and Swedish wooden candelabra at my kitchen farm sink - Hello Lovely. #farmhousechristmas #scandichristmas #hellolovelychristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-kitchen-sink-fairy-lights-candleabra.jpg)
![Gold and white Christmas table - Hello Lovely Studio. #farmhousechristmas #christmastablescape #hellolovelychristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-farmhouse-tablescape-white.jpg)
![Rustic candleholders, gold bulbs, and candles on my white farmhouse table for Christmas - Hello Lovely Studio. #christmastablescape #hellolovelychristmas #whiteandgold](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-farmhouse-tablescape-candles.jpg)
![Gold and white Christmas table - Hello Lovely Studio. #farmhousechristmas #christmastablescape #hellolovelychristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-farmhouse-tablescape.jpg)
![Rustic French country holiday decor in my entry with antique French prayer chair, red scarf, and pom pom wreath - Hello Lovely Studio. #rusticchristmasdecor #christmasentry #hellolovelychristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-entry-french-prayer-chair-antique.jpg)
May we find and follow that star.
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![Vintage English crocks filled with gold bulbs, fresh greenery, and bells for Christmas decor - Hello Lovely Studio. #hellolovelychristmas #vintagechristmas #englishcountrychristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-decorations-english-crocks-gold-bulbs.jpg)
![A treasured print, pom pom wreath, and Diptyque candle upon my dresser during the holidays - Hello Lovely Studio. #hellolovelychristmas #serenechristmas #pompomwreaths](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/00024-hello-lovely-studio-christmas-decor-dresser-pom-pom-wreath.jpg)
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Amen.
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Amen?
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![Michele on husband's shoulders painting in dining room with mural over fireplace - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/hello-lovely-studio-christmas-card-dining-room-shoulders-november-2022-square.jpg)
![Our renovated dining room turned music room at the Georgian has arched windows, light greyed oak floors, and European country style - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_4578.jpg)
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Love at the Heart of Christmas
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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Thank you!!! I woke up at 4:30 am and this was just what I needed in these quiet moments. I need to strive, as you say, to do this in the busy moments as well. A good reminder to look back on this year and see at the blessings that surround me everyday, even though I fail so often to see them, and to let last year show me ways to meet the new year making some changes. Love that “the kingdom is a place of consciousness”. The battle is so often in our minds. Wishing you a blessed Christmas and New Year.
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Love your depth and reflections in the wee hours. Thanks for opening your heart to this. Happy Christmas and here’s to the fresh year before us and all those unknown blessings on their way. xox
what a lovely and meaningful post. thank you from BC Canada
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Thanks for spending time here and for the kindness. 🙂
Michele, this is a beautiful prayer, and I’m coming alongside and praying it too. Your home is beautiful and peaceful. Blessings to you and yours this Christmas.
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Thanks for joining me and for the blessings. Happy Christmas and may the New Year bring more wonder and mercy to you and yours.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful song and devotional. It’s been a rough few months here and we’ve had big life transitions with our youngest off to college, son and his family out of state, spouse dealing with major health changes; this was what I needed today. The time and self reflection reminded me of what I love about this time of year the most: the quiet moments sharing time and love with my family.
I shared the song with my 4 sisters who will love it as much as I did! I recommended Kleenex ❤️
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
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Oh you just made my day. It feels as though grief despair get magnified during the holidays, and I hope I can point us to the sacredness of the season. So happy you like the song too – what a blessing. Happy Christmas to you, your sisters, and the entire lovely crew. xox