Blue Christmas

When Life isn’t So Wonderful!

/ Greg Asimakoupoulos
This poignant scene from It’s a Wonderful Life is one we understand

Janie Bailey’s fingers play
while Zuzu, Pete and Tommy pray.
Their daddy George is quite depressed.
Their mom Mary’s concerned.

It’s Christmas Eve and all’s not well.
Just ask ol’ George and he will tell
of conflict, fear and inner angst
from funds that can’t be found.

His Uncle Billy’s absent mind
is why this young dad cannot find
the missing money or the means
to find joy in his world.

And George and Mary aren’t alone.
There’s stress and worry in our homes.
There’s heartache, grief and loneliness
that carols just can’t soothe.

That’s why we face this Christmastime
convinced that life won’t always rhyme.
And since it won’t, we look to One
who came to know to our plight.

In Him of whom the angels sing,
we picture hope amid the sting
of death and loss and chronic pain
to celebrate His birth.

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The Longest Night

/ Greg Asimakoupoulos
Longing for a new day to dawn

It’s the longest night.
It’s a night that accentuates the loneliness I feel.
Bitterness and sadness share my (otherwise) empty room.
Forgiveness and happiness
can be heard knocking at my double-locked door.
I would welcome their company
but my faith is too weak to let them in.
I am paralyzed by the emotional parasites
that have devoured my peace of mind.

A candle in the corner flickers.
I catch a glimpse of the darting flame.
Starved for light,
this miniature blaze is a beam of hope.
But the shadows it casts on the wall
are merely silhouettes that mock my dreams of dawn.

Will this night ever end?
When will the haunting beats of my tired heart subside?
When will my suffocating restless mind begin to breathe again?

O God of the future,
be present with me now as the past casts my life’s drama
with memories that know their lines by heart.

Walk with me through the never-ending hours of this night.
Stand beside me as I surrender my fears, regrets and grief once again.
Sit with me in my sorrow until the morning comes
and the days become increasingly longer 24 hours at a time.

Loving God, remind me of the meaning of Immanuel.
That You are with me.
That You never will forsake me.