Let the stable still astonish
Straw, dirt floor, dull eyes,
Dusty flanks of donkeys, oxen;
Crumbling, crooked walls;
No bed to carry that pain
And then, the child--
Rag-wrapped, laid to cry
In a trough.
Who would have chosen this?
Who would have said
"Yes, let the God of heaven and earth
Be born in this place?"
Who but the same God
Who stands in the darker, fouler rooms
Of our hearts
And says,
"Yes, let the God of heaven and earth
Be born in this place."
~ Leslie Leyland Fields ~
Wishing you and yours a blessed season as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.
ReplyDeleteI just finished watching the video that the above picture is from, so moving.
ReplyDeleteA blessed Christmas to you!