🎄 “An Empty Stocking Tonight” 🎄

Snow falls quiet on a sleeping town, Lights are glowing, hearts are gathering ‘round.

Children laughing, bells in the air, but there’s one little voice that isn’t there.

A chair sits open by the fire’s glow, A name whispered soft, so no one knows.

There’s an empty stocking tonight,

Hanging where hope still lives.

We light a candle in the window, For the love we’re waiting to give.

Christmas comes with faith and prayer, Through the longest, darkest nights.

We believe in miracles, For every child not home tonight.

Photos tucked in worn-out frames, Every smile, every name. Parents holding time in their hands, Trusting God to help them stand.

The stars shine bright over silent streets; each one a promise we vow keep.

Angels walk where shadows fall, every lost child known by God. No one’s forgotten, no one unseen, Love is louder than anything.

There’s an empty stocking tonight, But the light is burning bright.

We’ll keep their names in our hearts, till wrong is made right. This Christmas we stand together, holding truth, holding light.

Hope lives on for every child, not home tonight.

So, if you hear a bell ring soft and clear, Say a prayer… they’re still near.

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Presented by Project Milk Carton Team

This poem is dedicated to the children who are missing, the families who are waiting, and the communities called to never look away.

At Project Milk Carton, we believe every missing child has a name, a story, and a future worth fighting for.

This Christmas, as homes fill with light and laughter, we pause to remember the empty chairs, the unanswered questions, and the hope that refuses to fade.

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