AT ONE MOMENT

At one moment He was born

At one moment He our grief’s borne

At one moment He cried

At one moment He died

At one moment He was thorns crowed

Now He is glory crowned

At one moment He, His life to man gave

At one moment He won the victory over grave

At one moment Death was overcome

At one moment Man will rise to God’s Holy home

At one moment He sweat great drops of blood

That all may come before God

At one moment He was on the cross lifted high

At one moment He ascended to the sky

At one moment He was crucified

At one moment Justice demands were satisfied

At one moment He gloriously resurrected

So man too will be resurrected

At one moment He appeared with a glorious face

Poured on all His merciful grace

I think of the excruciating pains He felt

His precious blood on the ground spilt

Such a sacrifice unfathomable

Absolutely incomprehensible

Oh! He died for me my friend

What a love with no end

He bridged the gap between God and man

Unto Him we raise our eyes

Because is Him that won the prize

Our grateful song to Him we sing

He is the Lord of lords, Kings of kings

Man is saved from eternal lost

Because Christ’s Atonement paid the cost

DECEMBER JOY; JANUARY SORROW

I watched, gazed and gawked

As people hassled by in swift

Carrying goods of small and enormous sizes

Unusual heavy traffic congestion in freeways

What’s happening? Are we fleeing or?

I asked with so much amazing horror

“It’s December-meaning Christmas”

One said without any pause

Jingles, heavy shopping, carols, ebullient rejoicing

Lots of delicious tasty meals and much waste

New expensive clothes, toys, shoes, hair

All of which were bought or prepared

Carefully, professionally on money so little

And the rest falling as manners from borrowing

Occupying precious family moments with

Frail embellishment-little or no profit

The sunset of December will be gone and forgotten

Ending the parties, carols and buying

Followed by the down of fresh January

Laden with huge debts tears to pay

Hearts ached for loving and giving not done

When the pay cheque comes and collected

Spent swiftly on unpaid buying

Leaving little or none for family needs

January becomes as long as river Nile

Some go through the January sorrowful-pains

In short or mid are struggling recovered

Some go through the January sorrowful pains

In short or mid are poverty enshrouded

Children cries, marriage suffers, hopes crashed

If these are the kit and caboodle of Christmas

Even Christ would certainly not celebrate