Cold Shoulder Catholicism
O Christmas Tree
Photo By: Flickr/Joel Kramer
There is a tree with shining lights
Standing proudly in this room.
It gives me joy to see it there,
Dispelling dark and gloom.
The tree holds many memories,
Of Christmases gone by.
Ornaments from years now past
Bring pleasure to the eye.
There is another tree that stood
Long ago upon a hill.
That tree held Someone much more dear,
And wood without a frill.
For Jesus, child of Bethlehem
Was hanging on that tree.
His life and love poured out for us,
From sin to set us free.
So as you gaze upon your tree
Standing proudly in your room.
Let His tree give your heart joy,
And dispel your dark and gloom.
About the Author
Joni grew up on a farm in Kansas. She is a wife and mother who has been involved in various ministries from small towns to inner cities. After a number of years in Protestant ministry, she, her husband, and their children were received into the Catholic Church in 2007. She now resides in northeast Ohio, where she is private piano instructor. She is involved in her home parish working with music ministry. She has been blogging since 2006.
