Christmas and Covid

Christmas is different this year

With no concerts, church, or teas

No craft shows, sleigh rides

Santa Claus parades

And no more shopping

For the things we love

And love to give

Like the first Christmas

It is cold and it is quiet

Yet good cheer is all around

Because Christmas will never be beat

For the message of hope and good will

It brings can never be one to defeat

 

Christmas is almost here

And won’t be overshadowed

By a virus brought by evil intent

For man this is no small feat

When our lives are threatened

And we must wear a mask

But we are made fighters

For a much greater cause

The cause of love to our fellow man

Love can never be locked up

No matter how dire things are

We’re locked inside our homes

But our hearts are free and we soar

With Christmas tree aglow

Fresh shortbread cookies

Fill the home with baking smells

And some gifts adorn the Christmas tree floor

 

Fresh snow has fallen

And we’ll shovel our way through

And our hearts will remain open

To whatever God has in store

 

I will remember

And I hope you will too

That Christmas is Jesus birthday

And that’s what it’s all about

In a real way

I’m so thankful this year

That all the other things

Have been stripped away

And I truly see the manger

And the Holy Babe who will take away

The sins of the world

Without anything blocking my view

In this I rejoice

For this Jesus of Nazareth

Loves us

And when we allow Him

He will cleanse us from our inherent sin

And make us new from within

 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16