Find the Dove within Your Heart
From the Royal
Air Force to the nonprofit Childhelp, a dove brands an organization with
special significance. Each holiday season we wish peace and joy for others.
Often our cards feature the image of a dove and we recognize this as a symbol
of peace, love and the Holy Spirit. They are also considered messengers of
hope.
In Genesis
8:11, a single dove was released by Noah after the great flood to find land.
The dove returned over the seas with an olive branch showing that there was
land ahead and a brighter future for all.
This season,
the Little Chapel asks you to find the dove within your heart. Let us not be
boxed in and walled away from one another by our differences. Instead, let the
Holy Spirit make space in our hearts to love one another as brothers and
sisters.
At the end
of each chapel service we sing “Let There Be Peace on Earth.” One of the verses
says, “With God as our Father/Brothers all are we/Let me walk with my brother/In
perfect harmony.” Indeed, positive change begins within and radiates outward.
We are
inviting you to spread your wings and fly. If your heart is heavy with grief,
make this the year you let it go. If your spirit cannot soar because of an unforgiving
nature, let this be the year you make peace. You will find that love truly sets
you free; free as a dove.
