Second Advent, What Is That? Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

Second Advent, what is that?

it's almost the end of the second Advent,
we are still preparing for the coming Christmas,
like in The First week of Advent

we focus on the birth of the baby Jesus,
all the inns were full,
that He was born so very poor

Mother Mary feels herself greatest honour and blessed
to may have born this Holy Baby
God has spoken to her through the angel Gabriel

baby Jesus was born in a manger,
where was that manger?
in the stable together with the animals
this happened in Bethlehem
2020 years ago, yes 2020 years ago

during these weeks we bring food to the homeless ones
we sent money to enlighten poverty
in the countries as oft shown on TV

we help the old people in our neighbourhood
we give assistance to the persons who cannot arrange their days
we must not, we do these with our own love and wish
God asks us to do all these things as far as we can
God never asks us what we cannot

not only during these weeks towards Christmas
but when the candle-lights are no more on the Christmas tree
we help constantly as mentioned above
even a friendly beautiful card is very welcome for the patients

Christmas is not only about a loveliest ornamented fir
with many bright and light candles
it is constantly the thought in our hearts that Jesus lives
amongst us and in everything we do
is because we are able to do all these
since we are blessed with healthy conditions
IF we do all these, we do that with all our heart
God's Love covers us constantly
and we have Peace in our hearts

never forget to pray, short or long
at least we pray is talking to God
He always listens, be sure of that


Christmas in Peru, photograph by © Sylvia Frances Chan

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Saturday 12-12-2020