The stable door
Is open
You are beckoned in
No questions asked
“Who are you?”
“How rich are you?”
For all are poor
When gazing in that manger
As once more
A stranger
Is welcomed home
Dare we remember
The simplicity
Of such a divine birth
He came to Earth
To save our souls
From sin
Yet we
In the modern world
Drown out
The baby’s cry
The mother’s sigh
Of love
Take time
To forget
And walk away
For Christmas
Is not for
Busyness
It is
For peace
Still your mind
Your heart
Your soul
Let the Holy babe
In yonder manger
Remind
The frantic stranger
Of the welcome there
Gaze once more
On the one who came to die
To remind us
We are loved
We are made
To love
In return
Such an effortless flow
Simple
Effortless
Beautiful
From heart to heart
Human and divine
On bread and wine
Body and blood
Bids us remember
For the one
Who made us
Gave His life,
His very self
For us
Yet, it all began
In the manger
Where a stranger
Is loved
And welcomed
home
(c) Clare M Ashton
December 2020
