Spreading Christmas Cheer

Such a wonderful time of the year,
Family and friends bringing good cheer;
Coming just nearby or from afar,
Flown in by plane or driven by car.

Oh what joys that everyone brings,
The Christmas carols that each one sings;
Eating fruit cake and drinking eggnog,
By the fireplace a burning log.

But we remember those far away,
That can not be with us Christmas day;
Those in Afghanistan and Iraq,
And in hospitals that can not walk.

Likely for some it seems like the end,
Not near any family or friend;
And they are at the end of their rope,
For they have lost all possible hope.

Merely remember in time of prayer,
Having thoughts of them for God to share;
And conveying to them thoughts thereof,
Passing to them spiritual love.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2007 Richard Newton Sherrer

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