Christmas: to get it, lay down

all who at the manger
finally lay down
all power and honor,
all prestige,
all vanity,
all arrogance and self-will;
all who take their place
among the lowly
and let God alone be high;
all who see the glory of God
in the lowliness
of the child in the manger:
these are the ones who will truly
celebrate Christmas.

dietrich bonhoeffer