~ Christmas Poems ~

Born Anew

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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The legend tells that when Jesus was born

the sun danced in the sky, the aged trees

straightened themselves and put on leaves

and sent forth the fragrance of blossoms.

These are the symbols of what takes place

in our hearts when the Christ Child is born

anew in each of us.

Christmas Prayer

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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O God, our loving Father,

help us rightly to remember the birth of Jesus,

that we may share in the song of the angels,

the gladness of the shepherds,

and the worship of the wise men...

May the Christmas morning make us happy

to be thy children

and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds

with grateful thoughts,

forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake,

Amen