Christmas in Heaven

My dad talked to my brother on Christmas morning after he finished being on call as a pediatric resident. C.J. told my dad that he had an infant patient die. I began to quietly sob as I let this information sink in. As a fairly new mother, I can only imagine how the parents must have felt as they let their first child pass from this Earth on Christmas Eve. I talked to C.J. later that day after he had slept for awhile, and he said that the parents were given this poem. I found it on the internet at http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/poems/Christmas-3.htm and thought I would post it.

Christmas in Heaven
by Wanda Bencke

I see the countless Christmas trees
Around the world below,
With tiny lights like heaven's stars
Reflecting in the snow.

The sight is so spectacular
please wipe away that tear
for I am spending Christmas
with Jesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs
that people hold so dear
but the sound of music can't compare
with the Christmas choir up here.

I have no words to tell you
of the joy their voices bring
for it is beyond description
to hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me,
I see the pain inside your heart
for I am spending Christmas
with Jesus Christ this year.

I can't tell you of the splendor
or the peace here in this place
Can you just imagine Christmas
with our Savior face to face

I'll ask him to lift your spirit
as I tell him of your love
so then pray for one another
as you lift your eyes above.

Please let your hearts be joyful
and let your spirit sing
for I am spending Christmas in Heaven
and I’m walking with the King.