It’s that special time of the year
when I get to sing a song
that, for me,
is bursting with wonder –
The Drummer Boy.

Through the person
of the little drummer boy,
I find myself
face-to-face
with the Baby Jesus,
asking myself
what I have to offer.
And like a child
I find myself thinking,
“What can I give –
sure I’m only wee!”

Yet part of the amazing beauty of God
is that He comes to meet us
right where we are.
And so, just when I feel
small and insignificant,
like a child,
My God comes to meet me
through the Drummer Boy song
in the wee, tiny, Baby Jesus.

How reassuring is that?

In the presence of the Baby Jesus
I sense My God smiling
as whispers in my ear,
“Don’t worry.
You don’t have to be perfect –
you just have to do your best!”

And as I silently vow
to do just that
I sense the Baby Jesus
smiling at me
(just as he smiled
at the drummer boy!)

© Claire Murray, 26th December 2020