Christmas Time
As people rush by
I am thrown into
thoughtful reflection.
Why the hurry?
Where are they going?
What do they want?
Their faces etched with worry
tell the same story.
It’s Christmas time.
There are presents to buy
gifts to wrap
food to prepare
parties everywhere.
Christmas carols
fill the air
yet bounce off
tired ears
too busy to listen.
Longing for
the love, peace, and joy
that come from baby Jesus,
we sadly miss it all
in a world gone mad.
We’re too exhausted
for quiet time with
the Prince of Peace,
the one who can ease our pain
and wrap us in His love.
So, I step aside
to let another shopper by,
and whisper a prayer
that she’ll be enveloped
in God’s care.
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