My Christmas wish
my prayer, even
is that in this sweet
yet struggling world
after a year of success and surprise
alongside volcanoes, bush fires, anti-government protests, mosque shootings and more -
God would once again meet us where we are.
That he would invade hearts and lives
- quietly, powerfully -
like he did that first Christmas.
I am reminded that he did not provide a quick fix back then
(we know better than to believe in those)
thus its unlikely he will do so now.
But that the ray of hope,
the comfort that flowed
as his feet his the earth
was, and is,
all we need.
P Brooks, 1868
my prayer, even
is that in this sweet
yet struggling world
after a year of success and surprise
alongside volcanoes, bush fires, anti-government protests, mosque shootings and more -
God would once again meet us where we are.
That he would invade hearts and lives
- quietly, powerfully -
like he did that first Christmas.
I am reminded that he did not provide a quick fix back then
(we know better than to believe in those)
thus its unlikely he will do so now.
But that the ray of hope,
the comfort that flowed
as his feet his the earth
was, and is,
all we need.
~~
How silently, how silently
the wondrous gift is given.
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of his heaven
No ear may hear his coming
but in this world of sin
where meek souls will receive him
still the dear Christ enters in.
~O little town of BethlehemP Brooks, 1868
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