What if this Christmas we gave valuable gifts instead of expensive ones?
Can we reset our clocks to the first Christmas?
Can we remember what it's really about?
Did you know…
The first Christmas tree
Was stripped of its' leaves
Bare of its' branches?
The Gift lay not under,
But up on that tree.
The star a cruel crown
And one Light hung down.
Red stripes dried
On that tree, The Gift died.
The First Gift given…
For us, He is Risen.
~ DougSpurling
I pray you have a wonderful Christmas. Remember, the most valuable gifts are free. Appreciate others presence more than presents.
And although it's great to give, it's vital to receive the most important gift, the reason for the season, the greatest gift ever given, THE GIFT, Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas and God bless us everyone.
Wow, Doug. That was amazing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeyond awesome, bless you.
ReplyDeleteOh. My.
ReplyDeleteI'm still catching my breath...
This reminded me of a church I attended one year that stripped the tree of branches after Christmas and fashioned a cross for Easter from it. Impacting. So are your words.
ReplyDeleteLife still springs from that dead, old, rugged, tree.
ReplyDeleteHow true, how very, very true.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Doug. I love looking at trees, even in the winter. This poem is going to add to that pleasure.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking worship...
ReplyDeleteDoug, I usually have a paragraph or two to read here before you hook me completely. You knocked the wind out of me before I saw it coming this time. I don't think I can ever again look at a Christmas tree the same way.
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