UNDER THE TREE, FOR YOU, FOR ME
A Christmas gift that's hard to find
and seldom ever comes to mind
till minds are blank and at a loss --
The manger babe upon a cross!
The world that sees Him from the womb
is blind to see the empty tomb.
Years apart, the words repeated,
The News is Good, and now completed:
Both angels said, "Be not afraid."
and "See the place where He was laid."
Though I may be something other,
He has made me now your brother.
Let alone to be a friend
On this Child I must depend.
Peace, Love and Joy become cliches
which do not penetrate our ways.
May He bless and give us healing
far beyond a cozy feeling
or contented gratitude,
but a cheerful servant attitude.
This writing is not righteous preaching,
but honest, heartfelt, hopeful reaching
to a fellow much-loved child
that we may be reconciled
To our Father and each other
By this newborn baby Brother
And Lord to whom our hearts we lift.
The Giver is the greatest gift.