God’s Presence at Christmas is Found in the Little Things - Christmas 2009

Prophets spoke of the coming messiah
As a powerful ruler and king of kings;
But God came to earth by a way unexpected
To show us His presence in the little things.

Born to a poor family, a babe in a manger
Cried in the night that was so still and cold;
Ordinary yet special, held close by Mary
Who felt the Lord’s presence touching her soul.

We, like young Mary, can find at Christmas
That God is still found in the little things –
Those things that can bring us a smile…or a tear
As our spirits are touched by the joy Christmas brings.

The smiles of children as they sit enraptured
By a star and a stable and no room in the inn
Can remind us God’s presence may come to us quietly
Like the hushed way they listen to the story again.

Candlelight, firelight and lights on the trees
Give us warmth and comfort in their Christmas glow,
But they also share the light of God’s presence,
His Word, his Truth in Jesus made known.

The giving of gifts to people we cherish,
Chosen so carefully and wrapped like great treasures
Is like God’s gift of Jesus to the world he created,
His presence given, a gift beyond measure.

Too often we watch, like the prophets of old,
For something much larger than what God has in mind,
So we don’t catch his presence in the things all around us –
The small things, the little things of each Christmas time.

May you be surprised by the wondrous Christ-child,
By glory found in the true unexpected,
And may you be led into God’s wonderful presence
Where you, a little thing, are greatly accepted.