On the first day of Christmas....

What2Say2Day? Merry Christmas! I know, I know. Christmas Day was yesterday, but we're now in the season of Christmas, which lasts 12 wonderful, glorious days. Christmastide, as it's called on the Christian calendar, is when we're told the wonderful stories of Simeon's visit at the temple and the visit of the magi and other stories which remind us that Christ came to bring the Love of God to all people regardless of race or political hierarchy. In today's society we need to remember God's love is the same for us no matter what. It doesn't matter if you are man, woman, transgender, straight, gay, bisexual, rich, poor, middle class, living in a mansion, living in a tent, living in an apartment, working part time, working full time, looking for work, black, brown, white, red, yellow, Islam, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Atheist, Pagan or whatever. God loves you, yes you, just as you are for the person you are. How can a love like that get any easier to accept. We don't have to pretend to be someone else to receive this love, nor do we have to go out of our way to find it. God loves you for you. I don't know how else to say it. In this Christmastide let's look for ways to be Christlike in God's love and begin accepting people for who, or where in life, they are.