Merry Eighth Day of Christmas to you all. Today I'm adding my final Christmas Evotional of the year - a poem by Thom M. Shuman. May these words bring out the very best in you as you continue to reflect on Christ’s birth, and may God's laughing breath give you life in 2010!
if you came in the spring,
we could expect newness,
bright yellow flowers
to soften your path,
the songs of birds
to herald your coming.
but you came in
winter's despair;
the chill of complacency
settled upon us.
if you came in summer
we could expect you
to be bronzed,
blonde,
stepping from the sea;
but you came
in a stable,
a wrinkled baby
with animals your midwives,
and angels your playmates.
help us to set down
our parcels of expectations
to reach down and scoop
you up in our arms,
your laughing breath
giving us life.
Amen.
- Thom M. Shuman
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