Keep Holy the Sabbath

Keep Holy the Sabbath

Is it just a day
that a flower grows,

or does it spring
from a warming earth

and stretch itself
to the open sky

a little at a time,
'till it opens

it's gift of beauty?

Does Christmas
come in December

or do we remember
as He asked us

throughout this
crazy long year

with bread and wine,
to open our hearts

with the gift of giving?

Before it was a day
for convenience

so we'd know when
to pray together--

it was a prayer,
a connection,

a commanding gift.