Christmas
Now Christmas is a season
For joy and merrymaking,
A time for gifts and
presents,
For giving and for
taking;
A festive, friendly,
happy time
When everyone is gay
...
But have we ever really
felt
The greatness of the
Day?
For through the centuries
the world
Has wandered far away
From the beauty and
the meaning
Of the Holy Christmas
Day.
For Christmas is a
heavenly gift
That only God can give,
It's ours just for
the asking,
For as long as we shall
live.
It can't be bought
or bartered,
It can't be won or
sold,
It doesn't cost a penny,
And it's worth far
more than gold.
It isn't bright and
gleaming
For eager eyes to see,
It can't be wrapped
in tinsel
Or placed beneath a
tree.
It isn't soft and shimmering
For reaching hands
to touch,
Or some expensive luxury
You've wanted very
much.
For the priceless gift
of Christmas
Is meant just for the
heart,
And we receive it only
When we become a part
Of the kingdom and
the glory
Which is ours to freely
take,
For God sent the Holy
Christ Child
At Christmas for our
sake,
So man might come to
know Him
And feel His Presence
near
And see the many miracles
Performed while He
was here.
And this Priceless
Gift of Christmas
Is within the reach
of all,
The rich, the poor,
the young and old
The greatest and the
small.
So take His Priceless
Gift of Love,
Reach out and you receive,
And the only payment
that God asks,
Is just that you believe.
~ Helen Steiner Rice ~
Last
night I had a lovely dream,
But strange as it could
be,
For on the hill beside
our house
Stood a great Christmas
tree.
It glowed with lighted
candles,
High at the top, a star,
And ‘round it, dancing
in a ring,
Children from lands afar.
There were polite, little
English girls,
Swiss boys with funny
skis,
Dutch children in queer
wooden shoes,
Joined hands with shy
Chinese.
Turkish lads is tassled
fez,
Tots from France and Greece
and Poland,
Laughing as the children
do
In the safety of a free
land.
Perhaps my dream's a prophecy
Of Christmases to be,
When little children everywhere
Can sing because they're
free.
I surely wish with all
my heart,
This day of Jesus' birth,
That peace and love and
happiness
Soon cover all the earth.
~ Ethel Van Deusen Humiston
~
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