Religious Christmas Poems

A varied selection of Paul Curtis' religious Christmas poems, which are both thoughtful and thought-provoking. The selection includes poems the look of the biblical history of Christ's birth and poems which reflect on the significance of Christmas to contemporary Christians.

A Saint Is For Life Not Just For Christmas

A poem which interweaves the biblical and historical to provide an interesting insight into the religious festivals that surround the Christmas period.

Joshua, Joshua

What's in a name? The poem explores the different names had been used to describe the one whose birth is celebrated at Christmas.

A Man For All Seasons

A heartfelt poem which concluded with the invocation that believing in God should be a year-round activity, not just a Christmas special.

Christmas Rules

A gentle reminder that Christmas is not a period of overindulgence an unalloyed joy for everyone.

Christmas Candle

A Christmas acrostic - and acrostic poem is one in which the initial letters of each line spell out the word or words of significance to the poem - with a simple but powerful message.

Christmas Jamming

A sad, yet uplifting Christmas poem which emphasises the need to see the bigger picture when the usual Christmas frustrations get one down.

The Holy Infant

A retelling of the biblical story of Christ's birth in verse form.

The Worshipful Morn

A poem about the spiritual bond which brings Christians together to celebrate Christmas and the shared experience of morning service.

His Gift

A gentle reminder that the true meaning of Christmas lies not in the exchanging of gifts but in the sharing of God's greatest gift, his love for mankind.

Christmas Morning

A poem about the Christmas morning which counterpoints the excitement of the opening presents with that of attending morning service.