Below is a poem I wrote a couple of years back to highlight what the fuss should really all be about. Please feel free to share it! What's the good news for if not to "tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and everywhere"? God With Us (c)2010 Rebekah Cook Today we celebrate an event by Jewish prophets foretold Anticipated and long-awaited by both the young and old Today is when we commemorate our divine Savior's birth And the hour that marked his entrance as a Son of Man on earth What made this so wondrous and so marvelous an affair A time so worth remembering for year upon mortal year? What made this little infant boy attract the rapt attention Of local shepherds and eastern kings, and not some other men? His birth announcement was proclaimed by mass angelic song Accompanied by starlight bursts as heaven joined the throng They spoke of this natal miracle in majestic harmony Declaring his identity and royal pedigree: "The essence of Love incarnate, immortal Truth revealed The exact representation of the Father, approved and sealed The Word of God made very man and draped in human flesh Eternal Lord of all creation, Son of righteousness." The Light of all the world had come to seek and save the lost The Source of Life to ransom us—HIS life is what it cost The blameless, stainless Lamb of God was stained with sin's full cup As the Prince of Peace paid purchase price for what we'd given up Emmanuel! God with us! Bask in that most glorious thought Our Champion came to rescue us, and won the fight He fought Who could've known? Who would've guessed the baby who came that night Was the very One to take our mixed-up world and make it right? This is the news that bears repeating, and begs to be spread well The Shaper of the universe has come to us to dwell He lived and died, yet lives today (He conquered death, you know) To offer all who come to Him redemption's joyful glow Our Counselor, Teacher, Comforter, Healer—Jesus is his name The Holy One, the Risen One of everlasting fame The reason for the season is not merely a story we tell It's a Person that makes my heart swell with a gladness none can quell! As we revel in the wonder of Jesus' first coming and eagerly anticipate his return, may we follow in his steps of undaunted faith, contagious joy, and sacrificial love. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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