Today is the first Sunday of Advent. I love Advent. The church I attended when I was young had several Advent traditions: songs, banners, candles and wreaths. Even though where I've attended since has had only abbreviated versions of this season of preparation and anticipation of the Christ, my heart is still warmed when we sing O Come Emmanuel.
This is a Christmas poem I wrote several years ago as a reminder of what this season is really all about.
You came to us, a vulnerable babe
Wrapped in cloth and in a manger laid
You came to us in human form
As one who is earth-born
You felt the sorrows of living by the land
In the end You felt the pain as a nail pierced Your hand
You came to us, Lord of Light
You spoke to us and cast out the night
You came to us, Prince of Peace
And invited us to the heavenly feast
You taught us how to live our lives
So that Peace on Earth may one day thrive
Oh blessed Lord, Creator of the Earth
You are the One who gave us new birth.
You, who placed the stars in the skies
Lived among us and heard our cries
This Christmas season let us remember You
The One who made all our lives new.
© Michelle Scott 2006
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