Christmas Presence

It’s the gift you’ve hoped for,

even if you’re clueless regarding

its absence or how to find it.

If you make it through the holidays

in one piece, or at least in few enough

pieces to fit in one basket,

and you’re still wondering whether you

“did” Christmas “right” again

or for the first time this year,

I’ve got a revelation for you –

a gift, if you will.

It’s really all about God,

about God’s gift, about you and I

learning that the true meaning of life,

year-round and life-long,

can be found in surrendering

our worth-by-work, our value-by-morality,

and our reduction-of-anxiety-by-control

to God’s acceptance-before-and-in-spite-of-labor,

God’s love-no-matter-the-behavior, God’s peace-by-release.

Yeah, it’s all about stepping back

from “That’s how we roll!” and

recognizing both God’s eminent presence

as well as God’s imminent arrival.

© 2012 Todd Jenkins