Twas the week before Christmas and I’m running around,
Finding peace and quiet is not to be found.
I want to slow down, but there’s so much to do.
God, please help me to be willing to choose.
Do I need to bake four different cookies, or would just one do?
How about coffee and dessert, rather than a meal for twenty-two?
Should I keep shopping, or would a visit be a better gift?
Or maybe a date with my spouse would give him a lift.
What about the true meaning of Christmas, Jesus born in a manger,
Have I been thinking about this, or is God like a stranger?
If I want to remember the true meaning of Christmas,
I need to slow down, relax and throw out the lists.
This week before Christmas is a STOP-sign to me,
To choose what is really important and to set myself free.
Free to say, “I’m doing it different this year,”
I’m remembering with actions to make my desires clear.
