So much busy activity and noise in this season can drown out its quiet, humble anticipation of joy. "Taking the garbage out and keeping the sidewalk shoveled": these are acts of faithfulness to the truth that this is the world God made, loves, and came to dwell in with us. And the angels sing "Peace on earth, good will."
December
Joyful and triumphant, a song she loves,
And also the partridge in a pear tree
And the golden rings and the turtle doves.
In the dark streets, red lights and green and blue
Where the faithful live, some joyful, some troubled,
Enduring the cold and also the flu,
Taking the garbage out and keeping the sidewalk shoveled.
Not much triumph going on here—and yet
There is much we do not understand.
And my hopes and fears are met
In this small singer holding onto my hand.
Onward we go, faithfully, into the dark
And are there angels hovering overhead? Hark.
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