Can COVID “ruin” Christmas?
Can war “ruin” Christmas?
Can migrants beseeching entry “ruin” Christmas?
How about the cost to heat our homes?
The dearth of the stock market?
The suffering which abounds in our world today?
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Christmas
The birth of Love
Love in human form
The Christ.
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What can destroy love?
What can love eradicate?
Fear, suffering, evil
They chip away at love
Don’t they?
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But the flame remains
Maybe deeper in hiding
Trying to protect, shield, withstand
The ravages of hardship
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But always, Love can be birthed again
Love is borne
In every gentle touch
Every kind word,
Each compassionate act.
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Christmas
The birthing of love
Can happen
In the face of hate
It Can dispel fear
It Can offer hope.
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The gifts offered
To those we love
And those in need
Can bring suffering to its knees
As tears of gratitude and love
Mingle
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Love
An act
A feeling
A response
Love was given in the form of a person
On Christmas Day
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Love has been reborn
Again, and again
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Christmas is a reminder
To celebrate love
To celebrate hope
To rekindle our flame
And offer it to others.
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Christmas
Cannot be destroyed
But can be offered
To those whose vision
Is cloaked in suffering
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Birth love
Find a way
To ignite your own spark
In your own way
Create Christmas
In your heart!
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Merry Christmas!