Just a Minute
And every year at Christmas I go and take a look
That is when I realise these names are a part
Not of the book they are written it, but of my very heart
For each name stands for someone who has crossed my path sometime,
And in that meeting they've become the rhythm of the rhyme.
While it sounds fantastic for me to make this claim,
I really am composed of each remembered name.
While you may not be aware of any special link,
Just meeting you has changed my life more than you can ever think.
For once you've met somebody, the years can not erase,
The memory of a pleasant word or of a friendly face.
So never think my Christmas cards are just a mere routine
Of names upon a Christmas list, forgotten in between.
Because when I send a card that is addressed to you,
It's because you're on the list of folks I'm indebted to.
Whether I have known you for several years or few,
In some way you had a part in shaping things I do.
Every year that Christmas comes I realise anew,
The love of Jesus is revealed in meeting folk like you.