A CHRISTMAS STORY

I received this in an email and thought it was good enough to share:


'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the town,
not a sign of Baby Jesus was anywhere to be found.

The people were all busy with Christmastime chores
like decorating and baking and shopping in stores.

No one sang "Away in a manger, no crib for a bed".
Instead, they sang of Santa dressed up in bright red.

Mama watched Martha Stewart, Papa took a short nap
as hour upon hour the presents they'd wrap.

When what from the TV did they suddenly hear?
But an ad...which told of a big sale at Sears.

So away to the mall they all flew like a flash...
buying things on credit and others with cash.

And as they made their way home from their trip to the mall,
did they think about Jesus? Oh no...not at all.

Their lives were so busy with their Christmastime things,
no time to remember Jesus, the King of all Kings.

There were presents to wrap and cookies to bake,
how could they stop and remember who died for their sake?

To pray to the Savior...they had no time to stop
because they needed more time to "shop 'til they dropped".

On WalMart! On K-Mart! On Target! On Penneys!
On Hallmark! On Zales! A quick lunch at Denny's!

From the big stores downtown to the stores at the mall
they would dash away, dash away, and visit them all!

And up on the roof there arose such a clatter
As grandpa hung icicle lights up on his brand new stepladder.

He hung lights that would flash, he hung lights that would twirl;
yet he never once prayed to Jesus...Light of the World.

Christ's eyes...how they twinkle! Christ's spirit...how merry!
Christ's love...how enormous! Our burdens He'll carry!

So instead of being busy, overworked, and uptight
let's put Christ back in Christmas and enjoy some good nights.

Merry Christmas, my friends.