We Made It to Christmas - Megan Hilty

The days were too loud and the weeks were too long

And the months went too slowly, and sadly, and wrong

But still, just as always, they brought us to here

Looks like we made it to Christmas

The joy of the season is harder to feel

When the world seems unsafe, and not right, and not real

And yet through the sadness, confusion and fear

Somehow we made it to Christmas

We’ll gather round the tree once more

Just like so many times before

And celebrate the blessed birth of Jesus

He came to us in perfect love

And now he looks down from above

But who knows what he’s thinking when he sees us?

When sickness and anger have kept us apart

Can gladness and laughter still fill up your heart?

Despite all the distance, hope’s drawing near

Thank God, we made it to Christmas

For Jesus taught us it was good

For men to live in brotherhood

And bear no bonds of bitterness between them

So when you sing those words again

«Peace on earth, goodwill to men»

Please, this time, when you sing them, try to mean them

The days were too loud and the weeks were too long

And the months went too slowly, and sadly, and wrong

We’ve been through so much since the start of the year

Not all of us made it to Christmas

But we have, somehow

We’re still here, right now

And we still can make loving each other our vow

And say

That we made it

For Christmas