On This Day of Celebration

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On This Day of Celebration

by Andrea Lena Dimaggio


 


On this day of celebration, would we all were wise.
On this day of jubilation, would that we'd all surmise,
That each and every one of us
is precious in His sight.

On this day of sweet refrains we'd apprehend His love;
On this day of joyous songs that worship Him above;
Desiring that we'd all rejoice
in doing what is right.

And what does He require of me, that I would heed His call?
But be just in cause and sweet in mercy, living humbly, loving all.
That I might learn to love each one,
I'd love each one I might.

On this sweetest day of joy to be seen for who we are.
Oh to be now reconciled with those both near and far;
That each of us would come to know
that Hope outlasts the night.

And what does he require of you, dear kindred, every one?
And what shall we remember most when last the day is done?
That all of us, across the world
are blessed by His sweet light.

 

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That's ideal for this day of

That's ideal for this day of christmas. Thank you for this work Andrea.

Andrea, On This Day of Celebration

Sums up what EVERY Christian should ask themselves. For This Day of Celebration can also be the Day that we Know Who He Is and any other Day when we turn away from our desires and turn to Him.

    Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine
    Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine

Although this is an Ode to Christ,

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...and I've written about my beliefs elsewhere, I hope this piece is inclusive; that those who are of another faith or no faith at all might rejoice in the marvel of His beauty through the knowledge that we are so much alike; each of us. We are all precious and to be treasured, like a pearl of great price, regardless of who we are and where we come from and what we believe.


She was born for all the wrong reasons but grew up for all the right ones.
Possa Dio riccamente vi benedica, tutto il mio amore, Andrea

  

To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L'Engle
Love, Andrea Lena

christian or otherwise

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This speaks to our desire to be better people, to "rejoice in doing what's right", to love and be compassionate. Nice that this one was just your voice, your own words and feelings. It's fun when you spin off a songwriter's creation, but this shows your own considerable gift for poetry.
~~~Boun Natale Sis, Ronni

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"Government will only recognize 2 genders, male + female,
as assigned at birth-" (In his own words:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1lugbpMKDU

Well...You've Said It All...

Us pagans, Muslims, Jews, animists and other miscontents don't need to do a thing from what you right...ooops...I meant write! How totally elitist! I would suppose a quote from Jerry Falwell is next!

Sincerely,

Mea the Magnificent

The Monotones Said It Best

I wonder wonder who, oouu who
Who wrote the book of love.

Does it really matter who WHO is? Nothing in Christ's life suggests he tripped over symantics and innuendo. Things are quite simple within his philosophy. "Love one another."

The chasm between what Andrea wrote and Stan's interpretation is vast and all too common on BC and in RL.

Angela Rasch (Jill M I)

Angela Rasch (Jill M I)

Dear Mom...

...if I could all be more like you, the world would be just a little bit better.

Your Brat

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrea, I am constantly

Andrea,
I am constantly amazed at your wonderful and prolific talent of writting out a poem or song that truly captures the moment. This one certainly does. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hugs to you, Jan

Merry Christmas

RAMI

Dear Andrea, my friend

As I have done before, I will do on this special day and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

Your friend

RAMI

RAMI