{"id":1359,"date":"2004-12-26T21:35:59","date_gmt":"2004-12-26T13:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2004-12-26T21:35:59","modified_gmt":"2004-12-26T13:35:59","slug":"christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"
From last year entry…
\nthought it’s very good and nice …
\nwould like to share it here everyone…merry Christmas<\/p>\n

Christmas<\/p>\n

Christmas, underneath the solemn atmosphere
\nThere\u2019re hidden enmities and bitterness
\nThat only God\u2019s love can conquer<\/p>\n

Christmas, underneath joyful carols
\nThere\u2019re so much sorrows and anguish
\nThat only Christ\u2019s love can heal<\/p>\n

Christmas, despite all the business
\nThere\u2019re so many empty hearts and directionless people
\nThat only Holy Spirit can fulfill<\/p>\n

Christmas and all the years
\nThere\u2019s emptiness in human\u2019s heart
\nThat only God could make it complete<\/p>\n

Christmas and all the years
\nThere\u2019s problem nobody can solve
\nThat only God can and would do it<\/p>\n

Christmas and all the years
\nWe finally realize our state
\nThat only to God we must look for solution<\/p>\n

Christmas,
\nGod reconciled fallen humanity to Himself
\nThat we can be reconciled with each other<\/p>\n

Christmas,
\nMy eyes wet of our brokenness
\nMy feet tremble at our sinfulness
\nMy heart full of sorrow for our falleness<\/p>\n

Christmas,
\nMy eyes look on God\u2019s precious gift
\nMy hope fix on God\u2019s goodness
\nMy only prayer on His grace and mercy<\/p>\n

It\u2019s why Christmas brings such joy for me
\nBecause the effect of sin are undone
\nBecause there\u2019s new way of living
\nBecause there\u2019s hope of new creation<\/p>\n

Christmas,
\nI look at myself and my people
\nMy heart is crumbled because of our transgressions
\nThen I turned my eyes to my Savior<\/p>\n

My heart filled with such gratitude
\nAnd find its rest there
\nFor Jesus is the answer we\u2019re ever need
\nGod\u2019s answer for our sins<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From last year entry… thought it’s very good and nice … would like to share it here everyone…merry Christmas Christmas Christmas, underneath the solemn atmosphere There\u2019re hidden enmities and bitterness That only God\u2019s love can conquer Christmas, underneath joyful carols … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[133,260],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","tag-christmas","tag-poem"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":678,"url":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/thanksgiving-notes-after-a-hard-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":0},"title":"Thanksgiving notes after a hard day","author":"clay","date":"December 24, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"It's not an easy thing for me (naturally) to give thanks on any of the hard days. 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