GOD IS WITH US

     Foy Valentine shared this poem in CHRISTIAN ETHICS TODAY, Fall, 2010.  Even he does not know the original author.

     That night when in Judean skies
        The mystic star dispensed its light,
     A blind man moved in his sleep
        And dreamed that he had sight.

     That night when shepherds heard the song
        Of hosts angelic choiring near,
     A deaf man stirred in slumber's spell
        And dreamed that he could hear.

     That night when o'er the newborn babe
        The tender Mary rose to lean,
     A loathsome leper smiled in sleep
        And dreamed that he was clean.

     That night when to the mother's breast
        The little king was held secure,
     A harlot slept a happy sleep
        And dreamed that she was pure.

     That night when in the cattle stall
        Slept child and mother cheek by jowl,
     A cripple turned his twisted limbs
        And dreamed that he was whole.

     That night when in the manger lay
        The sanctified who came to save,
     A man moved in the sleep of death
        And dreamed there was no grave.

     Don't know the author but he captures some of the wonder and beauty of Christmas in simple words.  Here we see divine grace in action and beautiful glimpses of God who bears with us through all the challenges of life.  It is an invitation to wait on the Lord until  all our brokeness gets fixed, our dreams get fulfilled, and our prayers get answered!

Pastor Cox