Quiet Gifts

Amidst the falling snow,
And piles of torn wrapping paper,
A silent moment is found.

The quiet ahh.....
 Of grace come in the warmth of a newborn baby.
 Of hope heard in the giggles of a babe laying in a manger.

 Or maybe it is the silent moment of remembrance -
 Of those not gathered around the table.
 Through tears of grief of losses that are hard to voice.
 That for some today is just hard.

 It is in the silent moment where space is given by the Christ Child.
 Where all are welcomed to his birth,
 Just as we are,
 With whatever it is that we are feeling in our hearts.

 It is in the silence that Christ surrounds us with love unconditional,
And the hope of healing offered to a broken and hurting world.

 The only thing asked of us...
 Is that we open our hearts to the gifts the Christ Child offers us.