Christmas
Eve Miracle!
In a peaceful valley meadow
Watched a vigilant shepherd boy
Came celestial angel vision
“Follow yonder heaven star”
As God bestows eternal Joy
Through ebony soft velvet
On rustic stable country town
Father Joseph looking on
Blessed Virgin Mary mother
Soft white snowflakes drifting silent down
Lay Infant sweet in rough manger hay
Adoring man and creatures knew
Innocent born to this world
Almighty Gift to one and all
Savior King swaddled in soft blanket blue
One sacred more redemption Chance
God’s Love refreshed again
Live free in righteous dignity
Peace on His beloved earth
Good heaven-Will to men
Millennia doubled later
In a country barn lot staging
On a snowy Christmas Eve
Children actors dressed in costume
Played out His holy hallowed paging
Joseph-Zachariah Tyler
Anna Marie-Blessed Virgin Mary mother
Newborn Jesus-Zachariah Farrell
Lauren Victoria-one celestial angel
Alexandria Elizabeth-another
Re-enact the Innocent birthing
Present a holy Silent Night!
Celebrate the Revelation
Redeem each generation
On this cold calm sacred site
There, in a peaceful little valley
Came the human delegation
Communion worship at the table
Upon the land of milk and honey
Bless this faithful congregation
Infinite universe continuum
Eternal heaven there above
At a beginning circle ending
Of expanding heart emotion
Holy Trinity-filled Love
Promise Me to truly try
Weak I be shall surely falter
Temptation all around
Caught again in evil snare
Savior birth, my Spiritual altar
In presence of His Awesome Wonder
On bended knee, please forgive trespass
Soul is human-nature stained
Spirit in His Deity-image made
In hopeful-mercy justice I confess
Christian years keep on a-mounting
My “Book of Life” empirical
Many come and been and gone
I require His holy salvation
Infant-born, His Christmas Miracle!
Christmas Perpetual! Amen!
And---
Preface
(to Christmas Perpetual)
Christmas Magic introduced this
unique family living in a rural setting. Their holiday time of year is magic,
indeed. The farmstead evokes images of a time, perhaps, past, yet yearned for
by a society and culture seeking reverence, religion, solitude, instead of the
hustle and bustle of modern life inhabitants running wild desperately seeking
an elusive perceived value; these real people not only seem to have found it
all, they truly appreciate their treasure. They espouse a sense of quality in
the pursuit of living, rather than in some vacant imagined destination, often
designed by others, which may or may not hold true virtue. The surprise ending
is endearing.
Christmas Perfect brought life to
the little village near the farm. Stirring emotions of nostalgia in the town
square, replete with holiday storefronts reminiscent of the fifties and
sixties, displaying Christmas scenes, model railroads and a myriad of
decorated, trees, gifts, toys and fantasy enough for young and old. The city
layout is complete with parks, a bandstand, an ice skating lake; the
continuation of the story lends further insight to the characters within the
play. Bapa’s “secret” present holds wonder for the entire gathering as its
“clone” appears. Delightful!
Christmas Perpetual is the third offering
in this Christmas Eve Trilogy: Christmas Treasures!
A nostalgic sojourn through traditional
Christmas experiences reacquaints the reader with the characters of a loving
Christian family tied by blood and emotion to time-honored values. The virtues
displayed by this cast are those held worthy by independent, individual
Americans.
While the setting for the story is the
Christmas holiday season, the meaning, the very essence, of a life worth living
is timeless in its nature. Each day is an event, an important part of the
ultimate adventure---life! The gift of life is for the living! Contemplate! Enjoy!
Merry
Christmas!
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