The Work of Christmas

I always have a hard time after Christmas because everything just seems so dull. The wintertime pre-Christmas is so different from the bleak, cold, cloudy post-Christmas winter. The excitement and family time is over, and we're all back to the daily grind. Though I do feel a bit renewed, it just isn't as much fun without such things to look forward to. In church this morning, we read the following poem by Howard Thurman. Kind of gives a different perspective and I think presents a good way to look at this time of year.

The Work of Christmas
Howard Thurman

When the star in the sky is gone,
When the Kings and Princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flocks,
The work of Christmas begins--
To find the lost
To heal the broken
To feed the hungry
To release the prisoner
To teach the nations
To bring Christ to all
To make music in the heart.