Fighting for
Christmas Faith
Christmas has come
around again this year
But I must confess I
feel no cheer
Rather it feels like
Annus Horribilis
In other words, a
horrible year
The world I knew has
departed
Everything seems to
have changed
Peace now feels on
the brink of danger
And really, the world
just got strange
So no tree decorates
our home
The lights on the
street are cold and empty
It all seems so
superficial
Is this Christmas
really?
I look up to the
stars for an answer
Seeking the one from
2000 years ago
The one that guided
to a poor manger
That winter night so
cold
And it shone in my
mind so bright
Such a contrast to
the dark of night
And led me down a
quiet walk
Where with a shepherd
I could talk
But he never spoke a
word
Only raised his arm
and I knew
That soldiers
descended to Bethlehem
To a thousand
children slew
It was the first
Christmas night
Forgot I truly had
That hope was born in
a world so dark
And in a night so
black
Yet how it shone, how
it shone
The skies opened and
the angels sang
There was a
celebration in that little manger
Despite the world so
dark and dank
Our hope is a hope
for the ages
And Christmas’ joy
from hereafter comes
So this Christmas will
be graced with a feast nevertheless
And I’ll open the
door to whoever and still say ‘Welcome’
Immanuel, God is with
us
Still
Merry Christmas
Copyright © 2016 by May Kwek
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