Christmas Poem by Justin Reamer

Christmas is a lovely holiday,
A beautiful one in which
I spend time with my family,
And everyone is happy
And we open presents
And rejoice with each other
Because Jesus is born
And has come into the world,
And we celebrate his birthday,
And we remember what he is going to do for us
Because he loved us so much.

Jesus was born on this day,
Christmas, that is,
And we was born a humble birth
When Mary and Joseph were travelling
To Bethlehem for the census
Declared by the Roman ruler,
Augustus Caesar,
Travelling by camel and by foot,
A long journey across deserts,
Mountains and sand,
Rocks and waters,
Seas and so much more,
Just to cross all of Israel
From Nazareth to Bethlehem.

Mary was about to go into labour
Because she was nine months pregnant,
And she kept pushing
As St. Joseph kept walking with her,
And pushing on and on.

Finally, they made it to Bethlehem,
And they sought an inn,
And the innkeeper would not let them in,
For they had no room at all.
But Joseph and Mary found a stable,
Filled with a sheep, a cow, and a donkey,
And Mary was due,
So she went into labour,
And gave birth to Jesus in a manger.

When Jesus was born,
A star flew over the stable,
And angels rejoiced above it,
For the Son of God was there.
Shepherds came to see him,
And they bowed down as the angels rejoiced before them,
And the wise men,
The Three Kings,
The sages and the seers,
Of Orient they were,
Came to Jesus and gave him gold,
Frankincense and myrrh.

Then Herod,
The King of Jerusalem,
Heard of the Messiah
Who would overthrow him,
So he sought out to kill every
First-born son,
But God warned Joseph,
And Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt,
And stayed there until Herod died,
And upon his death,
Returned to Nazareth,
Where Jesus was preaching in the Temple
About his Father's Word.

Jesus grew up and had a childhood
Like many people did,
And he eventually grew to where
He would fulfil his role
As the Messiah and the Christ,
And would begin his teaching.

We celebrate this day with our family,
And we are always happy,
And I am thankful to God for this great day,
And I wish Jesus a happy birthday, as well,
For he is the reason we are all here today,
For he taught us his Father's Word,
And he sacrificed himself in order to save us
From our sins and to
Grant us our salvation.
Thank you, Jesus, for all that you do,
And may you continue to be great.
Happy Birthday on this great day of yours!