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Christmas Poem by Ruth Barbour Dupree Dec 27, 1960
A CROSS AND A CROWN
Where in this life we are troubled and don't know what to do,
Just call on God and he will help us through,
And when days are dark and dreary,
Just place your hand in God's, for he is always near us,
He watches over us from day to day,
That we may not stumble along the way,
We get much pleasure and peace of mind to know I am his and he is mine,
It is such a pleasure to serve and trust that dear saviour that died for us,
Now at Christmas we think of a cradle, a cross and a crown,
If we put our trust in Him, we will be on solid ground.
There in that beautiful Celestial City we will find,
Peace and happiness that will be sublime.
My grandmother Ruth Cecelia Barbour Dupree Lassiter from Benson outlived a lot of
people. She lived to be 92 years old and graduated from this life in February 1999.
My grandmother was a very godly lady who had an incredible prayer life that influenced
all of my family. I was never with my grandmother when she did not say, "Let’s pray." What she always prayed for were people's souls! That still affects me even to this day.
Hardly a day goes by that I do not think of my Grandmother Ruth. I hope you and I will
be that type of grandparents whose influence lives on way beyond the grave.
When my grandmother was 86 years old she gave me a stack of poems including the one above along with two cards to share at her funeral some day.
One of the cards had her life mission statement
“May I have lived a life that will light someone’s pathway and they will see Christ
in my life.” She lived that life. Do you have a personal mission statement that guides
your life?
The second card said
“My greatest desire in life - is to know that all of my family is saved and living in
the ark of safety, knowing Jesus as their Savior and ready to meet Him when that day comes.” Are you ready to meet the Savior?
That is our hope and prayer for all of our families and the Hope of Christmas for the
whole world! Be ready to meet the Savior!
Christmas has its cradle, Easter has its cross. Jesus did not just come to be adored as a baby. He came to be worshipped as the Savior who died for your sins.
Merry Christmas! Marty Dupree True Meaning of Christmas Link
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