Christmas

It's a cold and rainy day.
December 25th.
Today we celebrate your birth,
the beginning of a tragedy,
the beginning of our lives.

Our bodies may be cold,
but our hearts remain warm.
We have each other,
our family and friends.
We will always have You.

Gifts and presents aplenty
makes the season of giving
a warm and festive time.
Our family and lovers take over
all the rooms in our hearts.

We leave You in the cold,
still an infant, still a child.
Born to bear the sins,
humbly in a manger,
You came in the quiet dark.

We celebrate Your birth
with everyone else.
We leave you outside
looking in through the glass.
We forget You.

You are the reason
for this very season.
We preach it ever so joyously,
but You remain apart
from all the celebration.

You are left to watch from afar,
not here with me in my heart.

Amen.