A Christmas Prayer For You
That you may hold forever
in your heart
the golden memories
of every happy Christmas day
you have ever known.
That you may be brave in the
hours of trial when the cross
is laid upon your shoulders,
when the hill yo must climb
seems very high
and the beacon light of hope
are full away.
That every gift God has given you
may grow with the years
and fill the hearts
of those you love with its fragrance.
That in every hour
you may have a friend worthy
of your friendship
to whom you can confidently
reach a hand when the strom breaks
with whom you can ford the torrent
and reach the sun-kissed heights.
P.F. Scalan
The Tablet
