Twas the day after Christmas and all through the house
The kids were all stirring, both Mom and her spouse.
All the stockings were down and the chimney was bare.
It looked like a party had taken place there.
The tots were busy playing with toys on their beds
While visions of bills danced in Mom’s and Dad’s heads.
The children were happy as they thought there had been
A red-suited elf that brought presents to them.
They heard he was jolly and with toys in his sleigh,
He came down their chimney before Christmas Day.
It’s sad that these little ones had never been told
The truth about Christmas, God’s gift long ago.
That God sent a Savior to all men on earth
And this was the day to celebrate His birth;
That they could have Jesus in their heart every day,
His love to be with them as they sleep and play.
But this day after Christmas, as in years before,
God’s love, like a gift, lay unwrapped on the floor.
Among all the trappings of a long Christmas bash
Covered with wrappings, it was thrown in the trash.
And, there God was hoping to see each little face
Filled with the wonder of Jesus’ saving grace.
But God is long-suffering and willing to wait
Another whole year, or as long as it takes,
For the truth about Christmas to come shining through…
His gift of a Savior for me and for you.
- Janeen Quillman
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For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 NASB
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 NIV
And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 NASB
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