Are You Ready?

Are you ready?

Are you waiting?

Are your preparations done?

Present's wrapped?

The card's all written?

Now that Advent has begun.

Time for tinsel

Decorations

Brightly coloured paper chains.

Put the tree up

Test the lights first!

Christmas time is here again.

Is your cake made?

Bought the mince pies?

Box of crackers, chocolates too?

Toys a plenty

And spare batteries,

Better buy more than a few!

Are you ready?

Are you waiting

Is your heart beating so fast

Long awaited

Promised Saviour

Jesus Christ is here at last!

Let us welcome

God's great gift

As He reigns within our hearts

Only He

Our Lord eternal

Real Christmas joy imparts.

Karen Holmes

22 November 2010.