Advent Poem 2013
by Virginia Knowles
Beloved, you are loved by a Savior
who serves you
An Evangel, who is Good
News:
Peace
and joy
Peace
and joy
A Christ King who calls you: Come
and rest
Come and follow, follow me:
Peace
and joy
Peace
and joy
Beloved, wonder at this Beauty
sweet and strong
Angels in heaven and saints on
earth still sing:
Peace
and joy
Peace
and joy
We shall sing it, sing along
We shall sing it sweet and strong:
Peace
and joy
Peace
and joy
We shall sing and we shall follow,
As evangels of this Good
News:
Peace
and joy
Peace
and joy!
Each year I write an Advent poem to celebrate the coming of Jesus. Each year I wait and wonder, musing about what I shall write. And then each year it comes. I will see or hear some small image or phrase, and then the poem will unfold. I went to see my counselor yesterday, and as I pulled into the parking lot, I saw that her car's license plate read PCENJOY. That was enough to get me started. "Peace and joy" - of course! Especially at Christmastime, but really all year long.
After running errands on the way home, I lay down for a nap, exhausted from a busy week and then being sick for a few days. Words drifted into my mind as I drifted off to sleep. When I woke, I reached for a pen at my bedside, snatched a leftover scrap of funky reindeer wrapping paper from the floor, and wrote. I fiddled with it more later, and here we are, just in the nick of time. Though not the most polished poem I've written, it's a dreamy reflection of what my own heart needs and can receive when I take the time to ponder the message of Christmas grace. Maybe it will speak to you, too.
In a world filled with controversy and confusion, hype and hysteria, let us all be his ambassadors of peace and joy. As I hear around me of families who are suffering from trials and tragedies right now, that's the least I can do. Nothing intense, just calm and comforting.
You might also like the two Christmas carol posts I did in my Strength in Hymn series at Watch the Shepherd.
You might also like the two Christmas carol posts I did in my Strength in Hymn series at Watch the Shepherd.
Blessings,
Virginia Knowles
Dear Virginia
ReplyDeleteWhile I was reading your poem, I thought that it actually were great words for a song with "peace and joy" as the chorus. So pretty. Our Lord is the King of all our peace and joy.
Blessings XX
Mia