Sunday, December 16, 2012

Love Them Like Jesus






Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38,
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven." declared a small boy. "We're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name,
And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring.
Those children all flew into the arms of their King,
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had,
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of Mom and Dad."
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below,
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe.
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"May this country be delivered from the hands of fools."
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come now my children, let me show you around."
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And I heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA


From My Breaking Heart to Yours,

13 heart notes:

Unknown said...

My heart breaks with yours...

Thank you for the constant reminder that God is here to handle our problems each day...
Have a blessed CHRISTmas...hold your loved ones close.

Compassionate Teacher said...

Wow, this is a beautiful reminder of how God is with us all through this tragedy. He is the God of all comfort and will bring healing.

Thank you for sharing.

Jessica F said...

Oh Heather, thank you for sharing this beautiful poem. I cried all over again reading it, but they were also tears of gladness for Jesus the great healer. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family,

~Jessica

Meredith Sanders said...

Amen! Beautiful poem. Just heart-broken...But I know these angels are going to spend Christmas with the King!

Kindergarten Kids At Play said...

Thanks for sharing that poem! It's a great reminder that in times of trouble, we can have hope and be reassured that our Lord has those precious little children in his care now.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the reminder about the bigger picture with the poem. What a beautiful poem.

Unknown said...

This is beautiful Heather! Thank you for sharing!

Heidi
http://inthatroomwithheidiharrell.blogspot.com/

Jennie said...

That is beautiful. Thank you for sharing that Heather.
I cannot fathom the reasons which would drive someone to do such A horrible act of cruelty. :(

prayers go out to Connecticut.

Nikki T said...

Thank you so much for this! :) Very touching in spite of such a horrific event.
~ Nikki
http://smarttartslearning.blogspot.com/