Lee Flynn
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THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS
Christ is not born but neither does He die,
And yet He is reborn in everyone.
The rising and the birth are one in Him,
For it is in the advent of God's Son
The light of resurrection is begun.
Heaven needs no nativity. And yet
The Son of Heaven needs the world to be
His birthplace, for the world is overcome
Because a Child is born. And it is He
Who brings God's promise of eternity.
It is His birth that ends the dream of death,
For in Him death is brought to life. Behold
The earth made new and shining in the hope
Of love and pardon. Now God's Arms enfold
The hearts that shivered in the winter's cold.
By Helen Schucman,
From "The Gifts of God"©
Published by the Foundation for Inner Peace