Last night was my girls' night in "Favorite Things" Christmas Party. We hada great time and I'll share more details about the party in my next post. But for now I want to share a little poem that I wrote to include in the favor bag.
‘Twas the Night Of Christmas
Therefore the Lord himself will give you
a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will
call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
‘Twas
the night of Christmas and all through the house,
all
the creatures were reverent, even the mouse.
The
baby was swaddled and tucked in with care,
and the angels rejoiced that the Christ-child was now there.
A
long journey it had been,
from
Nazareth to Bethlehem.
On
the back of a little old donkey, slowly rode Mary.
Though
a virgin, the Son of Man, she did carry.
She
was soon due,
but
the rooms available were few.
The
only refuge to be found was with the animals and hay.
The
sign of a star, hung high in the sky, gave the objects below the luster of
midday.
The
shepherds traveled far from their beds,
while
visions of angels and a Savior, danced in their heads.
The
wise men also journeyed from afar,
sent
out by King Herod, they followed the star.
Out
on the street, there arose such a clatter,
Joseph
sprang from his watch to see what was the matter.
The
shepherds and Magi arrived to worship the newborn King.
Gifts
of myrrh, frankincense, and gold, they did bring.
They
played their harps and sang
praises
that proclaimed His mighty name.
Then
the shepherds set out again,
to
spread the good news to other men.
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his
government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and
over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish
this.” (Isaiah 9:6-7)
