Writer's block has plagued me hard within the past few weeks. The words haven't flowed. I wanted to find all the right words to express my many emotions this Christmas season, but I am struck with the simplicity of the Gospel. My poem, Come and see what God has done, is inspired by Lauren Daigel's new song Noel. Click the link below to listen.
A baby,
swaddled in cloths,
sleeping on hay.
This boy: the greatest gift,
given to a courageous mother,
a simple father,
to us.
How can this be?
This baby,
answers prophecies of old.
This child,
hope incarnate.
This tiny one,
with love radiating from his infant face,
will shake history.
To the lost,
he will guide.
To the lonely,
he will comfort.
To the broken,
He will mend.
To the sick,
He will heal.
To the dead,
He will raise.
To the empty,
He will fill.
To the sinful,
he will clean.
How can this be?
come and see what God has done,
Hope is ALIVE.
Hope is HERE.
Hope is lying in a manger.
Love is wrapped in swaddled cloths.
Peace is looking a virgin mother in the eye.
come and see what God has done,
this baby is called
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace,
Immanuel.
come and see what God has done,
Jesus is his name,
God is with us.
Isaiah 7:14, 9:6
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be on his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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