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RHYMES AND REASONS O Little Town of Where-We-Live A musical prayer of confession by Greg Asimakoupoulos December 21, 2006 O little town of Where-We-Live you surely know the score. We give to those who give to us and overlook the poor. The homeless and the widows don't have much Christmas cheer. How can they when they live without the basics through the year? But we who live with all we need take all of it in stride. The holidays are good to us. We rarely are denied. We bake our Christmas cookies and gather with our friends. A concert here, a party there and then the season ends. But somehow something's missing in spite of what we do. If honest, we're quite empty and joys it seems are few. We end each year resolving to break with old routines and yet come next December we're like we've always been. This Christmas may God give us eyes to see what makes Him cry. And hearts to feel the pain he knows when plans for justice die. As shepherds left their livestock we're called to leave our flock to seek the place where Christ is found uptown or down the block. * These lyrics can be sung to the tune of O Little Town of Bethlehem This article was printed from www.partialobserver.com. Copyright © 2010 partialobserver.com. All rights reserved.