POEM - "The Advent Gift"

Both darkness and conflict are always present,
but they never over-shadow the great Advent,
Displayed for us when God sent His Word;
when a new born Baby's cry was heard.
God provided for His special One an emcee,
by sending a chosen voice from the Hebrew Klan.
The voice came through a witness named John the Baptist,
Who was the Child's special agent man.
A second John introduced the Christ Child as the eternal Word,
Who reveals our value through His amazing insight.
Through Him we learn we can live victoriously and joyfully,
even when we can not see the future in our blackest night.
Through Him we overcome our strife and terrible loneliness,
being healed of our fears, coming from our paralyzing fright.
From the two Johns we learn to trust in Jesus, God's only Son.
Whom we discover as the eternal everlasting Light.
From Jesus' life we hear God's assuring Word.
As He reveals to us the Creator as seen and heard.
Also through His life of compassion and care,
there is a mighty Presence of which we become aware.
In the Birth, the Cross, the Empty Tomb and Pentecost
God comes into our lives with prime time accent.
Then we begin to understand the Great Advent,
happening when angels sang at the first Christmas event.