CHRISTMAS:
1ST CORINTHIANS
13 STYLE
If I decorate
my house perfectly with plaid bows,
strands
of twinkling lights and shiny balls,
but do
not show love to my family,
I'm just
another decorator.
If I slave
away in the kitchen,
baking
dozens of Christmas cookies,
preparing
gourmet meals
and arranging
a beautifully adorned table at mealtime,
but do
not show love to my family,
I'm just
another cook.
If I work
at the soup kitchen,
carol in
the nursing home and give all that I have to charity,
but do
not show love to my family,
it profits
me nothing.
If I trim
the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes,
attend
a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata
but do
not focus on Christ,
I have
missed the point.
Love stops
the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets
aside the decorating to kiss the husband.
Love is
kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn't
envy another's home
that has
coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't
yell at the kids to get out of the way.
Love doesn't
give only to those
who are
able to give in return
but rejoices
in giving to those who can't.
Love bears
all things,
believes
all things,
hopes all
things,
endures
all things.
Love never
fails.
Video games
will break,
pearl necklaces
will be lost,
golf clubs
will rust.
But giving
the gift of love will endure.
author unknown
~Made with Love~
