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In a Manger

 


No transportation, little money,
In a year that appears to never end.
They walk, away, away, away.

The government is at it again,
Charging them with inconvenient travel
Away, away, away to the city of David.

With every step, he worries for her.
The inn is full, she hears,
They walk away, away, away in silence.

Anxiety threatens her trusting heart.
She has to believe the Lord and
Push away, away, away, her bleak circumstances.

"God my Savior, we have come so far."
Rest comes in the form of a stable,
The Holy One draws near after centuries away, away, away.

"God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, help me."
A breath, a prayer, and the baby is born.
She cries and rocks him away, away, away.

"God of David, you provide everything in its time."
Her feet carry her to the watering trough.
She dips her hand in, draws it away, away, away.

Today water will cleanse the One
Who provides water welling up to eternal life.
She washes the blood away, away, away.

She is prepared for his arrival, swaddles the clean infant,
Holds the Son of God gently to her heart,
Praying no one takes him away, away, away.

Soon the whole world will know what she has known.
This piece of heaven will bring peace
He will take our sins far away, away, away.

The weary world will rejoice at the birth,
But for now, she rests as
He lies away, away, away, in a manger.

~Madeline

P.S. For this poetic interpretation of the nativity narrative, I drew from Luke 1-2 and John 4. For more like this, listen to "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" by Amy Grant, "Joseph's Lullaby" by MercyMe, "A Baby Changes Everything" by Faith Hill, and "While You Were Sleeping" by Casting Crowns.

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