Creche

 The Christmas Crèche is a way to give children the beginnings of an experience of the Divine that also teaches some history and dogma.  It is very important that “believers” have the experience of something about God that touches them in the heart.  Dogma alone, history alone, won’t do this.  In the crèche scene we can talk about and have the experience of the humility, the unconditional love of God, a manner in which God seeks non-dual relationship with us by surrendering power to become one of us.  The figurines, the scenery can become memorable.  When we grow up, if our practice, our faith grows lukewarm, the Christmas Crèche can recall that childhood experience that might light a bit of fire in our heart.  Public places want to be rid of all symbols of religion, but it is precisely symbols that move us.