Christmas is not over

Sometimes there is a writer who says just exactly what you want to say. That's what Ann Weems has done for me in her "January's Song"...

There's a rumor on the streets that Christmas is over.

Lights and ornaments are packed away,

Trees dragged to the curb,

people back to business as usual.

We're no longer in the party mood;

the humbugging is back in vogue.

This is January...

How can Christmas be OVER?!

The Child is just newborn,

the song of Peace and Goodwill

still rings in our ears.

The shepherds and sages still kneel to this One who is born to us...

just born to us!

How can Christmas be over?

The story of the gospel is just beginning.

We who saw the Star now live in its Light.

We who saw and heard now believe.

Christmas is not over.

We're just beginning to follow this One
who calls us now to live in the Light of Love.

Christmas is not over.

It's just beginning!

This is January's song!!