45 Religious Christmas Quotes to Reflect the True Meaning of the Holiday
"God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving."
Christmas is a holiday that holds different meanings for everyone who celebrates it! For some, it's all about reuniting with loved ones and exchanging Christmas gifts. For others, the joy comes from decking the halls with festive decorations and embracing the season's spirit. And then there are those who focus on the deeper significance and history of Christmas, taking time each year to reflect on its religious roots. For anyone who cherishes this more spiritual side of the holiday, these religious Christmas quotes are the perfect way to honor the season's true meaning.
While these may not be Christmas prayers, these Christmas quotes still hold spiritual meaning and are enough to make you feel sentimental. This quote by Max Lucado is sure to bring some hope: "The story of Christmas is the story of God's relentless love for us." There are inspirational quotes on here as well, for when you may need a little spark. This quote by Alicia Bruxvoort sets the scene: "The good news of great joy changed the course of every silent night to come."
Take a moment to read through these quotes and embrace the holiday spirit. Plus, they might even spark the idea for a new Christmas Instagram caption to pair with your photos.
Embrace the true meaning of Christmas with even more festive ideas:
W.J. Cameron
"There has been only one Christmas—the rest are anniversaries."
Pope John Paul XXIII
"Mankind is a great, an immense family… This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas."
Joel Osteen
"Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever."
Pope Francis
"God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving."
Frank Laubach
"When compassion for the common man was born on Christmas Day, with it was born new hope among the multitudes."
Isaiah 9:6-7
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given...”
Bill Crowder
"Our God is the God of the unexpected. A few things could be more unexpected than the King of heaven being born in a stable."
Pope Francis
"If He gives us the gift of Christmas it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it."
C.S. Lewis
"Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world."
Corrie Ten Boom
"Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son."
Max Lucado
"Were it not for the shepherds, there would have been no reception. And were it not for a group of stargazers, there would have been no gifts."
Craig D. Lounsbrough
“Jesus was born into a feeding trough that nourished the bodies of animals so that He could feed the souls of men.”
Rick Warren
"And there's no better time than Christmas to become the kind of seekers the wise men embodied. Wise people still seek Christ."
Maya Angelou
“Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man – His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God – when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.”
Kin Hubbard
"For Christians, Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' birth—that light has come into darkness and, as the Gospel of John says, 'the darkness could not overcome it.'"
Howard W. Hunter
"During the hurry of the festive occasion of this Christmas season, find time to turn your heart to God."
Mother Teresa
“At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern.”
Thomas Merton
"The ox and the donkey understood more of the first Christmas than the high priests in Jerusalem."
George F. McDougall
"Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail over all hatred and bitterness..."
Pope Francis
"If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it."
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