True meaning of Christmas

Christmas means a lot to me. Besides Easter, this day reminds me of a love; and it was this love for which Jesus came to this world and gave His life for us. Besides all the shopping and holidaying, Christmas is not only a day, but a spirit - of love and of giving. What does Christmas mean to you?

In today's day and time
it's easy to lose sight
of the true meaning of Christmas
and one special night

When we go shopping
We say "How much will it cost?"
Then the true meaning of Christmas
Somehow becomes lost

Amidst the tinsel, glitter
And ribbons of gold
We forget about the child
born on a night so cold

The children look for Santa
In his big, red sleigh
Never thinking of the baby
Whose bed was made of hay

In reality when we look into the night sky
We don't see a sleigh
But a star, burning bright and high

A faithful reminder
Of that night so long ago
And of the child we call Jesus
Whose love, the world would know

~ Brian K. Walters