The Glow

Every Christmas, Brad writes a poem for the Christmas Eve service. He's usually quick to write them, as that is one of his many talents. Last year he was struggling and I just had a lot on my heart so I wrote a poem. He found his inspiration, but sweetly said he had read this and thought it was good. I'm sharing it this year, because Advent seems so much more important to me lately. I need to be reminded that we are in a waiting period and that this time is meant for reflection and growth. I hope some of you will find your Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy this season!

The Glow

A baby born 2000 years ago

And angels illuminated the sky

The Glow shown round the hilltops

To shepherds watching nearby

Darkness falls around us

The winter time has come

Yet God’s plan lights the path

And Jesus is the ONE

But burdens we all bare

Make a raging fire, dim

We cannot see the glory

We can barely picture HIM

That baby born in Bethlehem

So removed from you and me

The glow of a star doesn’t shine on us

This isn’t how it is suppose to be

But reminders are all around us

God sent his son to save

We don’t deserve it, never earned it

Our victory o’er the grave

The Glow doesn’t always appear

When we are feeling down and out

It doesn’t fill us with joy

If life has taken a different route

But God’s glow doesn’t wane

It’s here for us today

Pulling us back to Bethlehem

The very Christmas day

Sometimes fires fade

And darkness is all around

But God’s glow continues, it’s steady

Ready to be found

It’s a fire in the hearth

Keeping all around it warm

It’s a place for homeless men

To shelter them from a storm

It’s children’s eyes as they see new things

Wonderment and awe

It’s beating cancer

A journey that seemed so far

The glow waxes and wanes

But it’s always there to see

God’s perfect Christmas gift

Who died on Calvary

Jesus wasn’t given

As a check off Christmas list

He was given just for us

For a time such as this

So that glow may be different

For all of us right now

God’s giving you a gift

Where shepherds came to bow

That tiny little baby

Brought into the world one night

He is the glow

Heaven’s One True Light

So as you celebrate

Or wonder about it all

Remember that God’s glow

Reversed the dreaded fall

That special Christmas gift

Was born for those who seek

Those who needed saving

The poor, the lame, the meek

He came for all of us

It’s important that you know

Jesus is the way, the truth

The reason for a glow!