Lord, there will be an empty place at the Christmas table. And I'm not able to face it alone. Please pass a second helping of Your grace. I can't seem to get enough of it these days. The lights on the tree are all a blur as I look through swollen eyes. The carols catch in my throat. Wise men and shepherds, angels and stars, Christmas cards, candles and gifts - they all used to move me, but this year I'm scarred by wounds to fresh to heal. I'm scared by what I feel. Haunting memories, good ones, but regrets too. Too many tears. Too few Kleenex. Too many days in December. And all because the one I love is dead. My heart feels dead as well. I'm so afraid of what still lies ahead. Please remind me that Easter and all that it promises will soon be here. Maybe by then I can celebrate the good tidings of Christmas in spite of this empty chair. In the name of Immanuel I pray. Amen.
Copyright 2003 by Greg Asimakoupoulos, Naperville, ILL.
Christmas Is a Lonely Time!?! by Ruth Martin
Christmas is a lonely time;
My heart weeps all alone.
I think of happy other years
And wonder where they've gone.
Sadly, Christmas is not always a happy
time. For some people it is the worse day in
the year.
In the midst of bright lights and decorations, carols and
merry gatherings wth family, Christmas trees and presents, cheerful
greetings and Christmas cards, there are many
people wearing holiday smiles to hide the loneliness and pain inside a
broken and sad
heart. The very happiness and joy expressed all around them only makes
their own pain
more excruciating.
They are drowning on unshed tears, choking back sobs
and shrieks of sheer misery while all the sights and sounds of
Christmas mock them. I have known such times
and only the grace of the Christ of Christmas
brought me through.
Our family--Peggie, Joe, Joey, and Jason-- hope this will be your best Christmas ever, and that you will receive God's greatest Gift to the world, His Son Jesus Christ!
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