Christmas is a season
For joy
and merrymaking,
A time for gifts and
presents,
For giving and taking;
A
festive, friendly, happy time
When everyone
is gay;
And cheer, good will and
laughter
Are part of Christmas Day.
For
God wants us to be happy
On the birthday of
His Son,
And that is why this season
Is
such a joyous one.
For
long ago the angels
Rejoiced at
Bethlehem;
And so down through the ages
We
have followed after them.
But
in our celebrations
Of merriment and
mirth,
Let's not forget the miracle
Of the
Holy Christ Child's birth.
For
in our gay festivities
It is easy to lose
sight
Of the Baby in the manger
And that
Holy silent night.
For
Christmas in this modern world
Is a very
different scene,
From the stable and the
Christ Child
So peaceful and serene.
For
now we think of Christmas
As glittering gifts
and such,
Things for eager eyes to see
And
reaching hands to touch.
But
we miss the mighty meaning
And we lose the
greater glory,
Of the Holy Little Christ
Child
And the Blessed Christmas Story.
If
we don't keep Christ in Christmas
And make
His love a part,
Of all the joy and
happiness
That fill our home and heart.
For
without the Holy Christ Child
What is
Christmas but a day,
That is filled with
empty pleasures
That will only pass away.
But
by keeping Christ in Christmas
We are helping
to fulfill,
The glad tidings of the angels
...
Peace on earth to men, good will.
And
the Father up in heaven
Looking down on
earth, will say ...
You have kept Christ in
your Christmas,
Now I'll keep you all the
way!
~ Helen Steiner Rice
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