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How do we make ready for you?
At the time of your coming
in unexpected places?What if you were born in our neighbourhood –
no room made for you
but here?Among the people walking and living
on our streets,
we hear your crying on a night when
noise is carried.Crying that is comforted by the appearance
of the faces of people gathered to comfort you –
with gifts of surrender, humility, repentance.Make way, make room, prepare the way for his coming!
Let every man, woman and child discover
you, born into the neighbourhood of
every community in the world.And we would come under the light of a star,
we would hold hands around the beautiful Son.
Our walls would fall down, our gates would be openwhen we come to Jesus as we are.
This post is part of our 2016 Advent series.
3 comments
Amen to your words here, Jenneth:
“Let every man, woman and child discover
you, born into the neighbourhood of
every community in the world”
The discovering depends on so many things, not least our own willingness to speak out, to shine, to care and show compassion, to be Jesus-with-skin-on for others and manifest His loving presence to them. Thank you for stirring my thoughts with your beautiful poem! Bless you, dear friend. <3
Thank you dear Joy! I’m grateful for your insights!
What a moving poem Jenneth. Thanks for helping us empty our hearts at this special time of year to contain him, to ready ourselves to hear him, in ways we might not expect. To see him in our neighbours, our colleagues, our children, those who challenge us, sometimes in ways we don’t like. Preparing ourselves for his coming is not always easy is it my friend. Thanks so very much for a spirit inspired poem!