Rev. Vicky's Message December 18, 2025

Christmas, more than anything else for me, is an invitation into the AWE of God’s Love, Life, Peace, and Joy. I believe we all could use more AWE in our lives – to remind us that miracles happen whenever we open our hearts. In Unity, we understand miracles, NOT as inexplicable Divine Interventions – but rather as a shift in human perception or perspective that allows us to SEE the transforming power of LOVE that is active in every moment of our lives. 

The following are excerpts from The Center for Action and Contemplation meditations on AWE from the week of December 14–20, 2025. 

“Grant me the curiosity and awe so that I may honor the bottomless, limitless wonder, beauty, and mystery of this world.” —Brian McLaren, Do I Stay Christian

“Richard Rohr teaches that awe is a foundational spiritual experience that keeps us open to the mystery of God:  ‘I believe the basic, primal, foundational spiritual intuition is a moment of awe and wonder. We say, “God, that’s beautiful!” Why do we so often say “God!” when we have such moments? I think it’s a recognition that this is a godly moment. We are somehow aware that something is just too good, too right, too much, too timely. When awe and wonder are absent from our life, we build our religion on laws and rituals, trying to manufacture some moment of awe.

“Healthy religion, which always makes space for Mystery, gives us a foundational sense of awe. It re-enchants an otherwise empty universe. It gives people a universal reverence toward all things. Only with such reverence do we find confidence and coherence. Only then does the world become a safe home. Then we can see the reflection of the divine image in the human, in the animal, in the entire natural world…”

May you each have multiple moments of AWE this Christmas!

Blessings,

Rev. Vicky