PUT SANITY BACK IN GIFTING!
Every Christmas I share the one and only poem I’ve ever written.
This year I’ve added a few new lines to this wonderful rhyme.
I urge you to share this message with your family and especially your children or grandchildren.
Enjoy,
JC Smith
The Baby Jesus Rule
by
JCS
The bedlam at Christmas,
is a fright to behold,
tiresome for reasons
that trouble the old.
Frantic parents buying gifts
in a crowded shopping mall,
only to hear from kids on Christmas morn,
“Is that all?”
This yearly frustration leaves
parents disheartened and broke,
Christmas has now become a very misguided
and expensive joke.
The anticipation on young faces,
reveals both joy and greed,
with images of gift cards,
cell phones, and MP3’s.
The real reason for the season
children now seem to forget,
blurred by Santa Claus
and the gifts that they get.
The new meaning of Christmas
leaves me to wonder:
has Santa Claus
stolen His thunder?
So I asked myself,
What would Jesus do?
The answer’s been clear for 2,000 years,
a tribute now fallen
on children’s deaf ears.
The wisdom of Three Wise Men
with 3 gifts divine;
an example of giving
that will do us just fine.
Now in my home,
I’m invoking this rule:
If 3 gifts were enough for Baby Jesus,
then it’s plenty for our Yule.
This holiday season, tell your kids
“3’s the limit.”
It will help you regain your sanity
and the true Christmas spirit.
If they ask for more
and continue to fuss,
then ask them,
“Are you better than Baby Jesus?”
Despite Santa’s temptations
with gifts galore,
Remind your kids,
“It’s His birthday, not yours!”
Don’t cave in if they start to cry.
The real reason for the season
may be a hard lesson to learn,
but the Good Book tells us the story why.
If the King of Kings
was content with just three,
that’s all you need
under your Christmas tree.
So make your holiday
a pleasant time this year,
follow the Baby Jesus Rule
for Yuletide good cheer.
by
JC Smith, MA, DC
Warner Robins, GA
478-922-4091
Please share this Christmas poem with your family and friends.
It might change their entire perspective on gifting to help all have a Merry Christmas.