"THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw. Sometimes we just don't feel like singing or smiling. Matter of fact, there are times it's hypocritical to paste a smile on your face. It is in those times that I am most thankful for the Scriptures. In God's word we not only discover His will for our lives, we find words of genuine comfort for those times when life comes unglued. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4(blessed be...the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction.) I hope I don't bore you with too much Christmas talk too early but I'm one who gets a little teary eyed just thinking about the real meaning of that holiday. My poem this morning is entitled "The Greatest Gift Of All", and it goes like this:-----DAWN IS SLOWLY BREAKING, CHILL IS IN THE AIR---SANTA'S ON HIS WAY BACK HOME, HE'S BEEN EVERYWHERE---DROVE HIS SLEIGH AND REINDEER, ALL AROUND THE WORLD---BRINGING JOY AT CHRISTMAS TO EVERY BOY AND GIRL---CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE HANGING IN THE TOWNS SO HIGH---CHILDREN GATHERED IN THE STREETS, SINGING "SILENT NIGHT"---AND WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER AS WE LISTEN TO THEM---THE BIRTH OF BABY JESUS, BORN IN BETHLEHEM---LATER THEY CARRIED HIM TO A MOUNTAIN AND HUNG HIM ON A CROSS---THOSE WHO PUT HIM TO DEATH SUFFERED THE GREATEST LOSS---JUST REMEMBER WHEN HE DIED, ANOTHER LIFE BEGINS---RISING FROM THAT GRAVE TO SAVE US FROM OUR SINS---WHEN YOU CELEBRATE THIS CHRISTMAS, PAUSE AND SAY A PRAYER---AND TELL OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR HOW MUCH YOU REALLY CARE---AND THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND CAROLS THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR---WILL MEAN A WHOLE LOT MORE IN THE COMING NEW YEAR---TRY TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY, FOR FAMILIES MEAN SO MUCH---BUT IF YOU'RE FAR AWAY FROM THEM, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP IN TOUCH---AND AS THE SEASON PASSES, FILL YOUR HEART WITH LOVE---BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOU, IS WATCHING FROM ABOVE---AND WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TAKEN DOWN, AND ALL THE CAROLS ARE SUNG---THINK OF THE PAIN AND SUFFERING, ON THE DAY JESUS WAS HUNG---MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF YOUR GIFTS WERE BIG OR IF THEY WERE SMALL---THE LOVE THAT JESUS SHOWED TO US, IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL:-----This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing, and the creeks don't rise, I'll be back tomorrow.