What is Christmas?
Remember.
A gift and a promise
A child of grace
of prophecy
of impossibility
of enormous potential
Angels heard
praising God in the cold night
with stars for company
Shepherds, sheep, sleepy and amazed
follow and see
incarnate joy
Crowded homes filled with family
no room for more
no room for the holy
no room except
there is still space
Remember.
Your excitement at Christmas past
of innocent joy
the circle of family
lights and trees and gifts
still cold nights
people gone from sight
fragmented memories
candles, carols, chanting
bring us back to the crowded room
making room for the holy
our story
somehow
our story
of a child of grace
remembered
Merry Christmas!
Dean Kristi