Bethlehem At Christmas Poem by Reginald Reid

At Christmas.

When is the best time to visit Bethlehem some people ask
The weather's colder and snow can add an icy blast
At Christmas.

Would you seek out a place so close to the lowest place on earth
With rocky limestone hills all around to host a child's birth
At Christmas.

How much rain would you endure in quiet acquiescence
If all the way you walked from Nazareth with a donkey in your presence
At Christmas.

Eighty miles, ten days, through Jordan River flatlands and hills
A special time in many ways, a special task, a prophecy fulfils
At Christmas.

An ancestral place, a destination without a home to stay in
An impending birth of such great worth no room for them at their Inn
At Christmas.

Believers embrace the story of His birth down through the years
Focussed on the manger scene and wise men's cheers
Of angels, shepherds, and God's great plan
To celebrate The Son of Man
At Christmas.