Poem – Are you Ready for Christmas?

“Ready for Christmas,” she said with a sigh 
As she gave a last touch to the gifts piled high… 
Then wearily sat for a moment AND READ 
Til soon, very soon, she was nodding her head. 
Then quietly spoke a voice in her dream, 
“Ready for Christmas, what do you mean?” 
She woke with a start and a cry of despair. 
“There’s so little time and I’ve still to prepare. 
Oh, Father!  Forgive me, I see what You mean! 
Yes, more than the giving of gifts and a tree.  
It’s the heart swept clean that He wanted to see, 
A heart that is free from bitterness and sin. 
So be ready for Christmas – and ready for Him.  

Author unknown