Religious Christmas Quotes

Christmas is perhaps the most globalized and commercialized of all the religious festivals. Thus, there is every indication that the religious fervor of this wonderful festival gets dimmed. Even if many people sweep away this crass commercialization, the sad truth is that for most of the people the Christ is simply not in the Christmas. This point was highlighted by a prominent religious leader in an article entitled "Keeping Christ in Christmas." In the article, the writer shares the following thought— "What a gift it would be to receive at Christmas time a greater knowledge of the Lord. What a gift it would be to share that knowledge with others." In this, many people would still agree with the writer. To receive this “greater knowledge of the Lord” can only happen when the foundation is based on the religious sentiment. This will ensure that the true tenet of Christmas is not looked over, and that is to forget the religious element. In this respect, religious Christmas quotes fulfill an important function. Not only they remind you of the core element of Christmas but you can also use these quotes to wish your family and friends so that they also understand the spiritual thought that signifies the festival. To know more on these quotes read below.

Religious Christmas Quotations

"Christians awake salute the happy morn; Whereon the Savior of the world was born."- John Byrom
"I've seen the face of Jesus. It was a wondrous sight! Oh, glorious face of beauty, oh gentle touch of care; if here it is so blessed, what will it be up there?" - W. Spencer Walton
“Jesus is the reason for the season!”- Helen Keller
"Times change; years speed by; but Christmas continues sacred." - Thomas S. Monson
"The universal joy of Christmas is certainly wonderful. We ring the bells when princes are born, or toll a mournful dirge when great men pass away. Nations have their red-letter days, their carnivals and festivals, but once in the year and only once, the whole world stands still to celebrate the advent of a life. Only Jesus of Nazareth claims this world-wide, undying remembrance. You cannot cut Christmas out of the Calendar, nor out of the heart of the world." - Anonymous
“Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship.”-Dr. Thieme
“Christmas living is the best kind of Christmas giving.”- Van Dyke
"What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace." -Agnes M. Pharo.
“The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.”-Ralph W. Sockman
"The spirit of Christmas needs to superseded by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the Spirit of Christ is supernatural. The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christ is a divine person. That makes all the difference in the world." -Stuart Briscoe
“The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that He might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas.”-Rev. Billy Graham
"The church-bells of innumerable sects are all chime-bells to-day, ringing in sweet accordance throughout many lands, and awaking a great joy in the heart of our common humanity." - Edwin Hubbell Chapin
“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”-Albert Einstein
"In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service." - David O. McKay
"When we have the spirit of Christmas, we remember Him whose birth we commemorate at this season of the year." - Thomas S. Monson
"Eternal God, this holy night is radiant with the brilliance of your one true light. May that light illuminate our hearts and shine in our words and deeds. May the hope, the peace, the joy, and the love represented by the birth in Bethlehem this night fill our lives and become part of all that we say and do. May we share the divine life of your son Jesus Christ, even as he humbled himself to share our humanity. Amen." -Rev. Richard J. Fairchild
"Christmas is a glorious time of the year, simple in origin, deep in meaning, beautiful in tradition and custom, rich in memories, and charitable in spirit." - Thomas S. Monson
“O Christmas Sun! What holy task is thine! To fold a world in the embrace of God!” - Guy Wetmore Carryl

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