It was within us and among us, he said. And it would be here as soon as we learned how to love one another. When we could treat everybody else as our sister or brother, as a child of God, he said, this whole world will become like a kingdom of God. Because of all the powers on earth, the most powerful is the power of Love. Love can forgive us when we make mistakes, can embrace us as we struggle, sometimes fail.
Love can love even the unloveable.
And if you love your enemies, as he also taught, they're not your enemies any longer. That s a great power. And so the third Christmas candle we light is the candle of Love. Religious people have celebrated faith, hope and love forever, and they are important parts of this winter solstice or Christmas season. Because you know as well as I do that not all of the feelings you have are feelings of faith, hope or love.