He came here solely to pay the price For our sins, we could never escape. He took our shame and punishment. Cleansing our soul’s stained slate. It was a day like today, a moment blest And right now, this moment exists. To receive the gift of […]
Category: Christmas
The Greatest Christmas Gift (Stanzas 4-6)
God put his plan in a teenager’s hand; She delivered it so faithfully. He emerged in the stillness of night Near the masses who did not see. Our God, in His infinite mercy Yearned to forgive our sins Yet nothing could cleanse us for heaven But […]
The Greatest Christmas Gift (Stanza 3)
In a moment like this on a day like today The King of Kings came so quietly, To an obscure town with no royalty around The start of a life that would end on a tree. The Greatest Christmas GIft Humble Kings were untouchable in the […]
The Greatest Christmas Gift (Stanzas 1 – 2)
Everything about how God decided to redeem humanity was entirely personal, intensely approachable, and innately powerful, wrapped in swaddling clothes. Following last year’s lead, we are going through a few stanzas of one of my Christmas poems. This one is called “The First Christmas Gift.” It […]
The Promise Within
Mary was given a miracle, Joseph a confirmation; they both journeyed across a forbidding desert, to their Bethlehem calling. Ceasar Agustus’ decree gave Mary no choice but to make the arduous trip at the end of her ninth month of pregnancy. There were no exceptions, even […]