Living Candles

By Regnald Holmes

If you left the Christmas spirit

Tucked away upon the shelf

Take it down and start the season

By the giving of yourself.

Just by saying "Merry Christmas"

With a smile upon your face,

You can make some person happy

And the world a better place.

If life’s hardly worth the living,

Find yourself a worthy cause:

Take that basket to the needy:

Make believe your Santa Claus.

If the spark of faith is feeble,

You may well be reconciled

If you read the Christmas story

To a lonely little child.

If you’re someone who is looking

For a mission to fulfill,

Be a living Christmas candle

On the world’s wide windowsill.