What Will Christmas Bring? Poem by Sandra Conner

"What will Christmas bring, Mom? "
"Why, Son, 'twill bring you lots of toys and joys."
"What else will Christmas bring, Mom? "
"Well, fun and games with other girls and boys."

"But later on in life, Mom,
Will Christmas mean a lot when I am grown? "
"Oh, yes, it will mean more, Son.
For as you grow, a great truth you'll be shown.

"You'll learn that Jesus came, Son,
Not just to be a babe in manger sweet,
But to grow up a strong man,
Horrible death and suffering to meet.

"He came to take our sin, Son
And pay the price for it on Calvary.
So God could look upon us all
And shout, 'From sin and all its curse you're free! '"

"But I love the little babe, Mom.
I don't want to think He died for me."
"That's what makes Christmas grand, Son:
That Jesus came and died to set us free."

"You mean, the little baby, Mom?
He had to die and never live again? "
"No, Son, on Resurrection Day,
He rose victorious o'er death for all men.

"This truth of Christmas time, Son -
I now think you begin to understand.
It was the birth of death to sin,
And of eternal life for every man."