"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands........" 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Friday, December 22, 2017

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself.
Peace on Earth, good will to men,
kind thoughts and words of cheer,
are things we should use often
and not just once a year.
Remember too the Christ-child, grew up to be a man;
to hide him in a cradle, is not our dear Lord’s plan.
So keep the Christmas spirit, share it with others far and near,
from week to week and month to month, throughout the entire year!
~Norman Wesley Brooks (1923–2002), “Let Every Day Be Christmas,” 1976

10 comments:

Connie said...

Wonderful words! Merry Christmas to you! :-)

Nancy J said...

A Very Happy Christmas to you and yours, peace, happiness and joy, let it last all year long.Those words are so true, thank you so much for sharing them.

lil red hen said...

Oh, if only the world would follow these words! Thank you for sharing this poem.
Merry Christmas to you and your family as you gather around your festive table.

Jan said...

A beautiful poem. Merry Christmas!

Sally said...

Merry Christmas to you and yours! I wish you peace, love and joy.

xoxo

Granny Marigold said...

The good you do for others is good you do yourself. I like those lines very much.
I hope you have a happy and blessed Christmas!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful. Merry Christmas to you and yours and may the Lord richly bless you in 2018.

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

Merry Christmas dear friend! Beautiful words.

NanaNor's said...

Merry Christmas to you and yours! May His richest gift overflow in your lives.
Hugs,
Noreen

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

I am a bit late in reading this post, Kathleen, but the words expressed in the poem are for all year long, so thank you, my friend.