Millions are numbered
Among the numb
And need some
Healing hope
That will last
And blast past
The knotted rope
Of their inner
Emptiness.

Doing Christmas
Without letting Christ
Live in you
And continually
Make you new
Misses the point.
Christmas gifts
And Advent candles
Can never out do
The gift of Christ
Ever living in you.

O come, O come
Emmanuel
And set hearts
That are numb
Free from glum
So they can hum
With the joy
Of your presence.

Lord, let me see
And live the victory
Of Your gift that
Infinitely surpasses
Human economy
And produces more awe
Than astronomy:
Jesus Christ living
Inside of me.

When people are
Numbed by apathy
They let thoughts destroy
Their capacity
For heart-felt joy.

To be upward bound
With Jesus Christ
You can’t keep
Numbing down
Your heart
And quenching
His Spirit.

Don’t let life annoy
And beat your heart
Like a drum
Until it wipes you out,
And makes you numb.
Find God’s rhythm
Of inner joy!

Going numb
Is not the way
To overcome
A painful day.

Humans are gifted by God. Life itself is a gift. The gift of God the Son to whosoever will trust in and rely on Jesus is offered to all. That’s the greatest gift of all. Let Jesus thaw the numbness in your heart.

Christmas is about the Creator becoming a human baby: Emmanuel, “God with us.” Jesus Christ is the genuine Christmas gift. Don’t let holiday distractions keep you from His presence.

What a gift! I love feeling a direct heart connection with the Creator who became a man as Jesus Christ and having a conscious awareness that He is always with me, living inside me, and lovingly communicating with me.

You can’t use the word Christmas without referring to Christ. Merry Christmas!

During famines of joy human hearts become numb. Let the living Jesus revive your hopes! O that church would become a place where people could come and hear what Emmanuel has done and is now doing in everyday people.