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KEEP CHRISTMAS
She could have raised her head and lamented,
“Oh, no!!” ~ but she bowed instead;
“Thy will be done...” and she birthed a Son
Whom she laid in a manger bed.
He could have lifted his chin in defiance ~
(He was the family head..)
But in faith, mercy and obedience
He spread his wings instead.
HE could have said, “Oh, no ~ not ME!
I’m not leaving Heaven for that!”
But HE bowed His beautiful head in love,
And left the throne where HE sat.
The road wasn’t easy nor flower strewn;
Obstacles all the way ~
The hill was long and steep as HE climbed
Up the Calvary road that day....
With a whisper HE could have had legions of help ~
One word would have ended it all;
Becoming a brilliance ~ ageless and fixed,
He finished salvation’s call.
There are things we must hold to when knaves demand ~
There are things we must always defend,
There are choices we make in our lives every day ~
Right down to the journey’s end....
We must keep Christmas (there’s no better faith),
Or Easter would never come...
Where then the hope of the Crystal Sea?
Or Heaven beyond the sun?
I will keep Christmas alive in my heart,
Come friend, believe with me....
For we know Heaven, our Eternal home,
Is the joy for those who believe!
Joan Clifton Costner
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