How many tears does it take to decorate a Christmas tree?

There are tears of joy

  • for love
  • for friends
  • for family

There are tears of grief

  • for lost loved ones
  • for dreams deferred
  • for things changing

There are tears of anxiety

  • what if she…?
  • what if he…?
  • what if I…?

There are tears of forgiveness

  • for hurts released
  • for damage remembered
  • for mistakes, errors, and sins

There are tears of frustration

  • for answers that will not come
  • for apathy from our brothers and sisters
  • for busy-ness that unconnects us

There are tears for no reason

  • that cleanse
  • that release
  • that sparkle on the tree

How many tears does it take to decorate a Christmas tree?

Buckets and buckets

Made brilliant in God’s love through the Christ Child

Filled with prisms of grace in the hope of Jesus Christ.

 

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