IS CHRISTMAS REALLY OVER?

The big day is over, it came and went so fast.

The gifts have been opened, the kids had a blast.

The decorations still shine and glimmer.

Tinsel and ornaments on the tree yet shimmer.

But the stores shout out their post-Christmas sale

Shoppers rush to buy on a buck-saving scale.

The Christmas carols sung in joyful refrain,

Their frequency now begins to wane.

Credit card bills are awaited with dread.

Again, this year, we’re in over our head.

And the gifts that we so thoughtfully planned

Perhaps were not accepted as all that grand.

As family members part, it’s common to hear

We’ll do this all over again next year.

But is it really true that Christmas is over with

Because a date has passed – December twenty-fifth?

 

Let’s think back to that first Christmas Day

When a child slept fitfully on a bed of hay.

Angels sang great tidings of joy,

At the birth of this extraordinary boy.

His mother, Mary, for three decades after,

Reveled in His growth, His wisdom, His laughter.

He shared the truth of the Father above

And showed mankind the meaning of love.

He offered freedom from death and sin,

If only we’d open our hearts and let Him in.

The world has never been the same,

Since the Savior’s birth, Jesus by name.

Did Christmas arrive only to depart?

No, for it exists to change every human heart.

Christmas abides daily as does God’s only son.

Who will keep the message alive? –

Each of us, you and I, must be the one!

Guest post by Patti Shene

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jurfraizkn
jurfraizkn
3 years ago

Like!! Great article post.Really thank you! Really Cool.

Linda Shenton Matchett
Linda Shenton Matchett
4 years ago

Wonderful post!

Gwendolyn Gage
4 years ago

Love this, and so artfully poetic. 🙂 Amen to Christmas everyday, because God has offered salvation through His Son. Be blessed!

Patti Shene
4 years ago
Reply to  Dave

Thanks, Dave!

Patti Shene
4 years ago
Reply to  MARY PAT JOHNS

Thanks, Mary-Pat!

Patti Shene
4 years ago
Reply to  Andi

Thank you, Andi!

Patti Shene
4 years ago
Reply to  Joanne

Thank you, Joanne!

Patti Shene
4 years ago

Amre, thank you so much for hosting me on your blog today! It is an honor to be here.

Joanne
Joanne
4 years ago

Beautiful reminder of the true meaning of Christmas!

Andi
Andi
4 years ago

Cute poem with a good reminder at the end!

MARY PAT JOHNS
4 years ago

Oooooh, nice. A post-Christmas poem. You nailed it!

Dave
Dave
4 years ago

Well said, Patti.

Reminds me of “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

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