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One Single Christmas By Kim Leslie Brosche Copyright 2003 On a winter night in late December My hearth aglow with ashes and embers I watched the flames and tried to pray For I know Christ was born this day Logs sputter and hiss but there's no one to hear it No loved ones or family to share in the spirit. I wondered aloud why I was alone Is there a sin for which I must atone Or is this a lesson that I've yet to learn Did I lose my faith, did I make a wrong turn When offered love, did I turn away Or was it my heart that was betrayed As I pondered my fate, a warmth filled the room With a presence that I could only presume Was not of this world, while it frightened me dear For these were the words that I was to hear "Be not afraid, for fear is the weakness That shuts you away from the love that you seek. This is the secret -- in you, I'll confide - You, dear child, -- You -- are the Christ inside." Bewildered and questioning what I had heard I walked out in the night and repeated the words Why was I chosen and what did it mean Did it truly happen or was it a dream Then from the darkness a crowd appeared With candles lit, they sang and cheered "Join us! For the Christ child came and Blessed us with His holy name Now Christ lives on in all who know The secret written in your glow Unite with us as we rejoice For we are One soul, One heart, One voice We are ALL the Christ that lives And with this knowledge we are His For God has told us from above That Christ lives on in all who love." And with those words, my fears allayed I do so love this Christmas day For with this truth it is now known That I am One, but not alone.