The Heart That Ponders #14 . . . remember . . .12/14/08

Dear Holy Friends,     My Christmas tree currently sits in its stand in the very middle of my living room. 'Twould certainly be an interesting conversation piece if I left it there after decorating it! But we did get it in the stand yesterday. It seems to me this year as things are so tight and so many people hurting, we need Christmas in similar ways to the people of Israel years ago. But just as all of the weary travelers following the census orders might have lost the miracle, we can too. We need to remember.   In His Grip, Chandra   Remember   Traffic is horrid, parking lot full     and I'm not sure the season is magical. Lines are long and people are mad     where's the joy, it's kinda sad. Too much to do and not enough money     feel like Winnie looking in the jar for honey. The radio plays music that touches the heart     reminds me of a lonely night and a start. A woman on a donkey in the pain of childbirth,     a stall, a manger, Savior come to earth. I stop for a moment and think of that night     my focus changes, making things all right. The joy of the season is not in shopping and food,     but parents and a baby and a manger of wood.   ~Chandra Lynn Smith ~

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