5'th Day of Christmas: Christ in Woolworth's

Teresa Hooley wrote a striking little verse called "Christ in Woolworth's."
(Does anyone here remember  Woolworth's – Woolworth’s  was what we used to call a five and dime, a place where you could find a variety of items at cheap prices.) 

The verse went like this:

I did not think to find You there-
Crucifixes, large and small,
[a dime and a nickle], on a tray,
Among the artificial pearls,
Paste rings, tin watches, beads of glass.
It seemed so strange to find You there
Fingered by people coarse and crass,
Who had no reverence at all.
Yet - what is that You would say:
"For these I hang upon my cross,
For these the agony and loss,
Though heedlessly they pass me by."
Dear Lord, forgive such fools as I,
Who thought it strange to find You there,
When you are with us everywhere.

Folks, it is right for us to do what we are doing today. 
We can’t keep Christ confined to Christmas day.
Emmanuel!
Christ  is present  with you everywhere, every day.
Let us not stop looking for it.
Let us not stop celebrating it.
We sing:
He hath opened heaven’s door,
And we are blest forevermore.
Christ  was born for this!
Christ  was born for this! 

In every moment of this coming year;
even in Woolworth's – or Costco, or in Walmart; even at home and at work.
Look for, and celebrate Emmanuel – God with us. 
Everywhere.
Amen