Religious Themed Personalized Stationery in the Spotlight
We all believe in something. Now, before I continue writing this blog post, whether you are an atheist or a devote believer, we must remember to be patient and tolerant even in the midst of our own beliefs. It is this perspective, a sincere outlook that we have towards our fellow man and woman that we should follow. We are all different and that we can all agree on.
Religion is a taboo topic. It is a sensitive one at that. We hear about the conflicts between religious sects and faith groups every day. Read the latest news-feed and it’s probably about this subject. Religion is a controversial issue for many. People have fought and died defending their religious beliefs. Listen to the radio, watch your local news channel and be reminded of its tragic result. Religious conviction can be a powerful and vindictive tool in the hands of people.
But there is also another side to religion that many media formats tend to ignore. The news has been configured in a way that we only hear about the worst of what this world has to offer. Unfortunately, we have been led to believe that the news is not news unless there is a tragic conclusion. Religion, when there is a peaceful and open gathering of people, inspires us to celebrate the given moment with decorations, music, and personalized stationery. Let’s us not forget about the people who are suffering. They are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Our religious celebrations, for the most part, are defined by tradition and ritual. There is much to celebrate. We invite the people inside and outside our flock by giving them a personalized invitation. Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and every other religious group I have failed to mention, we all believe in something – don’t we? Believe it or not, we are all very similar.
The human condition is what binds us. Yes, we all want to be a part of something greater. We rejoice, pray, and argue together. And after all that has been said and done we celebrate our religious rites of passage in solidarity. Humanity is a mysterious construct. What makes us human is up for debate much like every other complex subject that defines us. Still, we value what we believe in, regardless of what others may think or do.
What makes us human? Fields of study like art, literature, psychology, and science are also proposed secular concepts. Faith is a spiritual idea and for many that is enough to answer the previous question. In the end, it is not about what makes us human or who is right or wrong. It is about how we spend our time here together in cultural and religious harmony.
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Paulette Leto
Is it coincidence that this blog was posted on this day? I think that Heaven welcomed 26 new residents today, and Hell also opened its gates for one very deserving individual today as well. I’m sorry to bring up current events like this, but I’m still kind of in shock over it.
It’s hard to talk about personalized stationery when something like that happens, but religion seems an appropriate topic for today, of all days. The families of those lost in this tragedy were in many prayers tonight, including mine.
15 December 2012, 2:38 amMary Beth
I hadn’t really noticed much in the way of religious personalized stationery at GiftsIn24 before. But now that I look, I really can’t find that much. I suppose you could say that anything Christmas-themed counts, since it’s a Christian holiday, but it’s often promoted as a commercial occasion just as much as religious. And none of the Christmas-themed personalized napkins have crosses or other particularly Christian symbols on them.
There are the Hanukkah-themed personalized napkins, with menorahs and the Star of David on them. But other than that, what religious-themed personalized stationery products do GiftsIn24 offer?
15 December 2012, 11:06 amHenry B Springs
” Away in a manger, No crib for his bed, The little Lord Jesus Laid down His sweet head; The stars in the heavens. Looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus Asleep on the hay ” is a nostalgic look revealed by an anonymous, original composition first published “in a Lutheran” Sunday school book in 1885. This song and Silent Night are more emblematic of how we try associate religion with the holiday season and bright Personalized Stationery: Personalized Napkins, Notepads, Wardrobes and the list can go on and on. If you celebrate Christmas with traditional religious themes in mind you will probably return to the song and setting of Silent Night again and again. Meaningful Christmas songs matching the right emotional pitch, original message with the right event, especially when you’re considering religion and the holiday season. Silent night was originally a poem written by an Austrian priest in 1816, Joseph Mohr. He wrote the poem prior to an accident with his church’s organ breaking that fateless Christmas Eve. The poem was put to music for midnight mass and has become what many regard as the most famous Christmas song of all time. Just as these carols signaturize a brand and identitify.
Personalized Stationery is a geat way for folks of all religions and backgrounds to share their values, beliefs and the message of the season. Perhaps there is a reason Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists are all moved by a story that bolsters and redefines their faith. The simple gift of faith, any of our 148 Best Selling Cards or Notes is a more appropriate way to let your light shine or to send gifts or messages proclaiming the great news of the season. Flourish, California Classic Monogram, Bordered, Blossom and Paris Monogram can enhance any holiday moment, celebration. Wherever you want to add a bright light, fine details that express the holiday mood or religious values. Set a unique tone to enhance a moment . If you’ve taken the time to plan an event, make it as original as you can with Personalized Cards and Notes. They gracefully begin a lot of great nurturing relationships.
” I see him, but not now; I behold him, but now near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. ”
Writer : Numbers 24:17
16 December 2012, 2:25 amstationeryfan811
How did I not know about InvitePapers.com before?! Probably just me not paying enough attention. I guess there’s a lot of overlap with GiftsIn24 since it’s the same company, but as I’m exploring the products there I definitely see some cool personalized party invitations and other things that I haven’t seen before. I’ll be bookmarking this, believe me!
16 December 2012, 12:18 pmJeff Harvey
We don’t talk much about religious-themed personalized stationery products here for whatever reason. And few of the designs available are obviously religious in nature. Of course, since it’s all personalized, you can get whatever kind of monogrammed napkins, personalized notes, or anything else that GiftsIn24 sells with a religious theme, simply by changing what it says. That’s the beauty of personalized stationery. If you want it to be religious in nature, you can make it that way.
16 December 2012, 12:52 pmIsabel Gutierrez
Mary Beth, you seem to have missed the Cross Foil-Stamped Napkins, First Communion Cross Foil-Stamped Napkins, Easter Cross Foil-Stamped Napkins, and Psalm Foil-Stamped Napkins. Those are all definitely religious in nature. Then there are Menorah Gift Enclosures (I do think it’s a little strange that there are no personalized gift enclosures with crosses on them).
While there isn’t necessarily a whole lot of religious themed personalized stationery for sale, there are at least a few styles of personalized napkins that are religious in nature.
16 December 2012, 11:49 pmMaxine
I think in light of recent events, and also with all the end of the world talk what with the end of the Mayan calendar, religion is on a lot of people’s minds lately. So it’s no surprise to me that religious themed personalized stationery is being brought up now. I don’t know if a personalized notepad featuring the cross would be a big seller or not. To be honest, it wouldn’t be my first choice. But I could definitely see pulling an inspirational quote from the Bible, the Torah, or whatever holy book you could want to, and putting that on your personalized stationery.
17 December 2012, 2:55 amMary Beth
Isabel, thank you. You’re right, I had missed the Cross Foil-Stamped Napkins and the other designs. Thanks for the heads up! Those would be great personalized napkins for an Easter party, although I suppose you could use them for Christmas as well. There really aren’t any specifically religious Christmas napkin designs, though. I suppose a nativity scene would be too complex a design to cram onto a personalized napkin or guest towel, so I’m not really sure what I would suggest, but it does seem like a hole that could use filling of some sort.
17 December 2012, 5:03 pmHenry B Springs
Over the years things have become less religious and more profound. When you are a child emotionally, physically and spiritually you don’t ask many questions about religion because you are going through the motions. Your religious convictions are only as deep as your practical understanding of rules, regulations as well as doctrines and how they influence your everyday life. You cannot yet see going beyond those rules and how they apply to your spiritual reality, better yet you cannot see how those rules are clearly limited by the vision of the men who made them. You cannot see how your own spiritual identity hinges on you believing in your own choices and your own standards, partially defined by traditional values and then by your own level of spirituality, your relationship with a living God in your life. No matter how you identify with it or have been conscious of its influence is very real as you walk through life, especially round Christmas time. We like to think that it is a greater light that will lead us through green pastures and still waters. It is definitely something worth reflecting on in Personalized Cards And Notes we send, and Stationery Wardrobe Lists and Notepads we write in. We are often enlightened throughout are mundane journey in an ordinary world when we realize we have indeed been touched by something extraordinary.
Regardless of your faith, your dogma, your principles and your tradition religion plays a great part Sufi Mystic an agnostic or even an atheist there are times when your voice of reason and what you are experiencing as a testament to the world beyond mans rules won’t coincide. Whether it is while you are listening to familiar lyrics, “When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me. There will be answer let it be.” Perhaps this is something you should write down in one of the 286 Personalized Cards or Notes you will gift this season. If you hint that it is only a rule for an earthly set of guidelines that we cannot see beyond perhaps filling other thoughts and initiatives gained from various perspectives will enlighten us too reach and achieve goals beyond them . We are only the summation of our parts and experiences. We should earnestly remember that as we wish others a Merry Christmas and they offer us the same.
” A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” Just make sure Sandy’s victim’s realize what you’re trying to say when you say this. Make sure eveyone is on the same page.
Writer: Garrison Keillor
18 December 2012, 6:13 pmstationeryfan811
No new stationery blogs for a week? Hopefully that’s because everyone’s so busy filling all the personalized stationery orders that are rolling in this holiday season!
If anyone’s still planning to order more personalized stationery gift sets or anything to give as Christmas gifts, they’d really better hurry. It’s a great deal, and makes an awesome gift, but time is running out!
21 December 2012, 2:35 pmTerri Lane
There are different designs that you can choose for notepads. Depending to whom you are giving the pads then your design would also matter.
4 January 2013, 2:44 am