Friday, December 23
The presence is… a new story
The Disarming Child
by Charlie Lowell
Helpless and human
Diety in the dirt,
Spirit married with flesh
We couldnt make it to you,
But you come to us.
You always come to us.
In our stubbornness and desire,
Entitlement and shame
Remind us that we need you,
Merge your untamed Spirit with our flesh.
We try to forget those
Years of wandering.
Shackles and masters,
An eternity of doubting
And still, you come to us.
A divine intrusion
Through our scheming and chaos-
Coats of armor, angels and armies.
Do some wrecking here,
And gently come to us.
Disturb us this day
Through sorrow and through dancing,
The bliss of joy and sting of death
Past hands that would threaten and tear,
You come to us extravagantly.
From your manger lowly,
Mighty and mysterious
You come to us, Seed of Heaven
Spirit wed with flesh,
These broken hearts to mend.
Submitted by Kris Keller
Today, prayerfully read: Matthew 1:18-25
Ask, what does this passage say about God? What does it say about people? What is it teaching us, even today?
