Saturday, December 5, 2015

Traditions…Our Treasures Shared

It is at this special season that many of us bring out some of our greatest treasures, as well as some of our most treasured traditions…..special ornaments that have been passed down through the family for generations; special holiday cookie or cake recipes that are loaded with all things fattening and lots of love; a time-honored gathering on Christmas morning to read the Christmas story before turning our attention to the mounds of presents under the tree.

Whatever your traditions …whatever your treasures…..they are always amplified in their meaning and symbolisms when they are shared with those you love most….so in the mindset of sharing one of my traditions, I give you a poem written for Christmas in 2011.

For approximately the last 20 years, I have been writing a Christmas poem to share with my family and close friends….some years the message came quickly and with great ease; other years provided a true test of imagination and arduous effort, but nevertheless, God always provided me with a new thought of the Christmas celebration.

The following is my poem for the 2011 Christmas season….As I share this tradition with each of you, I pray that God will richly bless you and your family as we celebrate the birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Merry Christmas,
WPQ

The Heartbeat of Heaven

The hallowed halls of Heaven were quiet on that night
When the multitude of angels took off in heavenly flight;
Bound for earthly realms and there in one voice to sing
Their praises to the Christ-child….Heaven’s newborn King.

There was no celebration on that night so long ago
When the heartbeat of Heaven gave up His throne to go;
To save a lost and hopeless world; they hardly noticed then
That God had sent His only Son as ransom for our sin.

The cherubs were not gleeful; they each choked back their tears
For the heartbeat of Heaven would now be gone for years.
For as He took the form of man, the Creator, His Son he gave;
This tiny child from Heaven now sent for all to save.

To live a life of obedience; to answer the Father’s call….
Born that night in Bethlehem in a lowly cattle’s stall.
No trumpet sounds or blaring horns were there to greet His birth
As the heartbeat of Heaven came silently to earth.

For in that manger lay Heaven’s righteous, Holy One
Born to a virgin meek and mild ….God’s gift of His only Son;
A precious gift so freely given….sent from Heaven above;
A gift of God’s great mercy and His never-ending love.

So in this Christmas season, let us each rejoice and sing
Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ, our King;
For the heartbeat of Heaven gave up His royal throne….
He gave his life as a sacrifice so we would never walk alone.


Walking with Jesus today…tomorrow…and forever!!!!!

W. Patrick Queen
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December 2011




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