A Christmas Bell

by Virginia Earl

What is this bell?
It rings every year
Back and forth
Loud and clear
It is not just a bell
That rings every year

It is a reminder
Every year

It rings for Our Lord

It rings for Christmas

It rings for Joy
It rings for faith
It rings for the fallen

It rings for forgiveness
It rings for freedom
It rings for friendship

It rings for gladness
It rings for heroes
It rings for hope
It rings for life
It rings for love
It rings for lost souls
It rings for mercy
If rings for peace
It rings for prayers
It rings for sadness
It rings for smiles
It rings for thankfulness
It rings for all, big and small
It rings for broken hearts
It rings for hidden tears
It rings for shed tears

Every year 

Each ring is filled
With unspoken words
Of unspoken prayers

It is not just a bell
 

So next time you feel like hell
Stop, look, listen to this bell
Imagine you are this bell
For it carries a miracle
As deep as a well
It is not just a bell

BELIEVE in this miracle
For it is crystal clear
It is real
It is on a mission
For many missions

What is this bell?
But a constant reminder
That life goes on
That we are not alone
That we are all connected
For the sound of this bell
Seeks to touch every heart
It knows no colors
Of miracles to happen
When you stop, look, listen to this bell
BELIEVE in HIS miracles...

Exodus 28: 31-35...There shall be a woven edge like a collar[c] around this opening, so that it will not tear. Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them... .