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by Sandra Sellers RiordanI could not go to sleep Tuesday night. My mind was full of Christmas! This Christmas, for us, marks the beginning of a new chapter in our lives with the arrival of our first grandchild, Olivia Sinclair Bence, born on May 21 of this year. What a sheer joy and delight she has already been to our home! I will try not to bore you with the usual Grandma gab, but seriously, she is the sweetest child that has ever landed on planet earth, well, except for six others! =)
So my thoughts were racing about how this new beginning for us would look at Christmas time. I decided for sure that we would start new traditions that would encourage more focus on the true meaning of Christmas than ever before. Certainly the reading of Luke 2 would have to be part of the plan but somehow I wanted to tell the story of Jesus Christ and the reason he came, a story that would reach from the beginning of time with creation to the resurrection. It would also have to be short and simple enough for a preschooler to understand, since, I'm sure there will be plenty of them coming to Minnie's and Papa's house for Christmas for many years to come!!My thoughts turned into rhyming phrases. What? A poem? I've never done this before! By this point I was out of my bed with pen and paper in hand, and the words flowed. Truly, I believe God gave me a gift!! It is nothing short of a miracle that my groggy head could pen words that would be so meaningful to me. He is so gracious and loving! I am overwhelmed when I think of the many and unique ways he blesses me!!
So I wanted to express my gratitude and a Merry Christmas to you, our dear readers, and share the gift God gave to me. You are welcome to use it during your Christmas celebrations! This "poem" doesn't follow any certain pattern, rhyme or rhythm but it certainly expresses a song in my heart!! And I can't wait to share it with all of my grandchildren for many,many Christmases!
I am dedicating this poem to Olivia Sinclair Bence and all my grandchildren that are yet to be born.
This is Christmas
Perfect...yes perfectly the world began
When God created, yes He created
Sky, earth, beast and man.
At the sound of His voice
God gave light to the darkness, breath to the breathless,
But He also gave man a choice.
God was pleased with all He made, until one day,
A very sad day, He heard the man say,
I sinned, I sinned,.... I sinned.
Black, ugly, dirty sin, messed up God's beautiful world,
But God had a plan, His love would span
The great gulf between God and man, that had been made by sin.
Sin had to be punished by the shedding of blood,
So God, in His great love, became a man.
God's love had a name, and it sounds like this:
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
God's only Son, would be the one to make man right again.
And so........it happened!!
Beautiful, silent, dark of night,
A star, a star, a star so bright,
Angels, shepherds, stable, sheep,
The lamb of God was born so sweet.
Jesus is His name.
Mary, Joseph, wise men see, the baby Jesus, born a King!
He came, He came, He came you see,
To pay for man's sins, that's you and me!
He grew, He walked upon this earth, a sinless life from the day of His birth.
The perfect, spotless Lamb of God! How can I declare His worth?!!
So when Jesus became a man, God worked His great plan,
Yes, God worked His perfect plan, to make things right with man.
And so.......it happened.
The whip, the cross, the nails, the thorns,
The sins of the world laid on the Lord.
Black, ugly, dirty sin, He took it all for sinful man!
He died, He died, for you and me! My savior hung upon that tree!
The sin was so great, God turned His head,...........
........."It is finished", Jesus said.
But wait, my friend, there's more to the story!
It's the reason I live, and give Him glory!
So here's the gospel, shout it out!!
GOD IS NOT DEAD! HE'S ALIVE! no doubt!
He conquered sin, death, and the grave, forevermore my life to save!
His precious blood covered ALL my sin! I'M ALIVE, ALIVE, ALIVE IN HIM!
So this, my dear children, is the Christmas story:
God sent His Son,
To shed His blood,
For the sins of the world,
Out of His great love!!
Oh come, let us adore Him!
Oh come, let us adore Him!
Oh come, let us adore Him!
Jesus Christ our Lord!
May the King of Kings and Lord of Lords reign in your hearts and homes this Christmas season!! Have a blessed, Christ filled Christmas!
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