Christmas Song Remix + Poem

by pringle girls

Christmas

a poem by J.F. (age 16)

What do they call, “Christmas”?

Is it about all of the festive food and drinks?

Or is it all about Santa and the preoccupation with receiving gifts?

It’s a time of year that most people enjoy, of course:

Children running around, everyone laughing with joy.

And don’t forget all the Christmas songs;

Those soft melodious rhythms that make you dance and sing along.

Or the quiet, cooler, longer nights to sit and reflect.

But most of all, don’t forget what it’s really all about despite the stress:

Remember to celebrate Christ’s birth,

The coming of our Messiah,

The one and only,

Life.

The ultimate gift.

Because this is really what CHRISTmas is.

Pringle Home for Children is a ministry of The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI), which partners with Global Ministries. Approaching 100 years in ministry, Pringle Home for Children has provided and continues to provide a loving and nurturing home-away-from-home for girls between the ages of 8 and 18. Pringle Home’s mission is to provide safety and care in a family-oriented residential atmosphere where past hurts are healed and hope is restored so that the girls and young ladies who call Pringle “home” may maximize their potential and fulfill their purposes.

You can partner with Pringle Home and invest in its work by donating through Global Ministries. You can also make an impact by sponsoring a child at Pringle Home.