Silent Night
Holy Night
gets drowned out
in presents and preparations,
wrapping, cooking, shopping,
family, family, and more
family (whom I love dearly!).
The way we celebrate Christmas seems to be
a how-to-primer on how to miss
Heaven on earth.
We walk right by–
wearied and noise-worn,
or excited, oversaturated, and overstimulated.
Today, I want to stop as often as I can–
Listening,
eyes and heart open
for the Holy
in the Silent Night.
Jessica Sanborn 