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Post by Blexrude on Dec 15, 2008 22:46:40 GMT -5
Oh! lovely voices of the sky
Which hymned the Saviour's birth,
Are ye not singing still on high,
Ye that sang, "Peace on earth"?
~Felicia Hemans
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Post by You Can't Fix Stupid on Dec 15, 2008 23:33:00 GMT -5
What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.
Agnes M. Pharo
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Post by Non-Conquering Wolf on Dec 15, 2008 23:39:30 GMT -5
Good news from heaven the angels
bring,
Glad tidings to the earth they sing:
To us this day a child is given,
To crown us with the joy of heaven.
- Martin Luther
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Post by You Can't Fix Stupid on Dec 15, 2008 23:40:00 GMT -5
dreamed it was Christmas Eve,
and while waiting for a green light I noticed the manger scene on the church lawn.
It's all so overwhelming, this Christmas business, I thought.
The shopping and singing and partying and gift-wrapping and Santa Claus and Jesus.
I feel wonderful then guilty then joyful then confused.
God help me, I thought.
And the light changed, and the baby in the manger smiled.
- Joe Hickman
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Post by zachansonlover on Dec 16, 2008 0:05:13 GMT -5
What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.
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Post by O2 on Dec 16, 2008 0:06:02 GMT -5
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
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Post by zachansonlover on Dec 16, 2008 0:06:27 GMT -5
Before the ice is in the pools,
Before the skaters go,
Or any cheek at nightfall
Is tarnished by the snow,
Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree,
Wonder upon wonder
Will arrive to me!
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Post by xea989 on Dec 16, 2008 22:53:01 GMT -5
A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish, it grows small.
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Post by Cheap Trixie on Dec 16, 2008 23:06:11 GMT -5
A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
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Post by You Can't Fix Stupid on Dec 16, 2008 23:08:37 GMT -5
Let Us Keep Christmas
Whatever else be lost among the years,
Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing;
Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears,
Let us hold close one day, remembering
It's poignant meaning for the hearts of men.
Let us get back our childlike faith again.
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Post by O2 on Dec 16, 2008 23:16:26 GMT -5
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
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Post by Kat on Dec 16, 2008 23:16:50 GMT -5
Harlan Miller:
I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.
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Post by O2 on Dec 16, 2008 23:17:39 GMT -5
Helen Steiner Rice:
Peace on earth will come to stay,
When we live Christmas every day.
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Post by Kat on Dec 16, 2008 23:18:10 GMT -5
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And mild and sweet the words repeat,
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
I thought how as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had roll'd along th' unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bow'd my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong, and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."
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Post by O2 on Dec 16, 2008 23:18:36 GMT -5
Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold!
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