A Mother's Heart

I stared at you the other night 

As so peacefully you slept,

With thoughts of another mommy

And the tears she must have wept.

Her newborn babe she held so close

As she whispered in His ear,

"You are this promised Jesus,"

And she wiped away a tear.

She watched Him grow in wisdom,

Found Him teaching those that taught,

She heard He fed five thousand,

As He healed all those that sought.

And all the while she waited,

For she sensed with a mother's heart

That sooner than she'd ever want

He must fulfill His part.

So it came to pass that final day

That she watched, as pain engulfed her,

For there He hung, her little boy,

Who had now become her Saviour.   


        

Santa in the Manger

We got a card the other day

A Christmas one, in fact, 

But it really was the strangest thing

And showed such little tact.

For laying in the manger

Was Santa, big as life,

Surrounded by some little elves

And Rudolph and his wife.

There was so much excitement

That the shepherd’s saw the glow

Of Rudolph’s bright and shining nose

Reflected on the snow.

So in they rushed to see him

Followed by the wise men three, 

Who came not bearing any gifts ~

Just some stockings and a tree.

They gathered round about him

To sing praises to his name;

A song about Saint Nicholas

And how he came to fame.

Then they handed him the lists they’d made

Of, oh, so many toys

That they were sure they would receive 

For being such good boys.

And sure enough he chuckled, 

While reaching in his bag, 

And placed in all their outstretched hands

A gift that bore a tag.

And on that tag was printed

A simple verse that read,

“Even though it’s Jesus’ birthday, 

Please take this gift instead.”

Then I realized they really did

Know Who this day was for

Though by every indication

They had just chosen to ignore.

And Jesus looked upon this scene, 

His eyes so filled with pain ~

They said this year’d be different

But they’d forgotten Him again.