What is Christmas?

 

If you’re feeling down and out

And filled with much self pity

Just stop and take a look around

The hurting in this city

 

Some have no place to lay their head

Or many clothes to wear

They huddle close just to keep warm

While passersby all stare

 

Then there’s the single mom of three

Who struggles every day

She frets and worries about their food

As she picks which bills to pay

 

See the lonely, older gentleman

With no family to his name

He prays for folks to visit him

Amid his deepening pain

 

There are families scattered here and there

Who live from day to day

With sorrow in their wounded hearts

To them, there seems no way

 

So as we gather ‘round the tree

With warmth, good food and friends

Remember the Gift the Father gave

That never, ever ends!

 

The Gift of Jesus Christ our Lord

Our Savior and our King

The One who gives eternal life

The reason why we sing!

 

So stretch your hands to heaven

In this season full and bright

And bow your heads in thankfulness

For that blessed Christmas night

 

It’s not the toys, the gifts, the “stuff”

To which we dearly cling

But unto Christ, our Blessed Hope

Our Righteous, Loving King!

 

So take your eyes off of this world

And what it claims to give

And gaze upon the precious Lord

Surrender now, and live!

 

And as your focus redirects

Unto the One above

You’ll then reach out to those you see

With heartfelt Christian love!

 

(I copied/pasted from my post on FB but it wouldn't format correctly!)

Comments

[Tammy]

Hey, Linda

I've emailed you quite a few times over the past 6 months to see how all are doing and haven't heard from you. Thought maybe if I tried this it might get through to you. Am I using the wrong email?

Tam