O come, thou Key of David, come,
        and open wide our heavenly home;
    make safe the way that leads on high,
        and close the path to misery.

The Key is on its way;
hold on a bit longer.
To those of us tired of shivering in the cold,
weary of guarding hearts and psyches,
so over standing on tiptoe to look in the windows,
this is welcome news.

Beyond the door
waits a warm hearth,
a laden table,
a secure, sincere embrace.

Safety.
Welcome.
Emmanuel.

Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.