Ponder

A Christmas Carol

I want to base this on Luke 2:19 -

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

I think sometimes
We forget to think
To pause in our lives
And marvel

We work and we play
We struggle and grow
All of which is important
And all of which is right

But I think sometimes
We forget to think
To pause in our lives
And marvel

Because life is miraculous
And things move so fast
The kaleidoscope of experience
Flies on with the years

And I think sometimes
We forget to think
To pause in our lives
And marvel

And I look for those moments
Of peace and serenity
When the curtain pulls back
And I can feel the hand of the Infinite

Yet I think sometimes
We forget to think
To pause in our lives
And marvel

Sweet mother, Mary
Those thousands of years ago
Set for us an example
On the night her Child was born

That we should think sometimes
To not to forget to think
We should pause in our lives
And marvel

To relish the hand of the Lord
To feel His goodness and light
To exult in His warmth and peace
To draw close to the Source of life

And in so doing, find joy