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Light.
So bright, it brings fright.
Not fright from the night, but fright from mysterious new sight.

Not understood, and never seen before – but impossible to ignore.
Though some will.
New waves have crashed the shore, and the scenery has changed for – ever.

The Word, so powerful it once created all things, all beings.
Light from dark, order from chaos, and something from nothing.

The Word, so powerful it declared over all things created “It is good”
And it was.

The Word.
Became flesh.
Dwelt among us.

All that we’ve seen or heard or lived or experienced before,
has only been a shadow of this wave on this shore.

This grace. This truth.

Known since our youth, but finally known.
And now that we’ve grown, we are children.

Welcoming Jesus.

“The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.(John testified to him and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said, “He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” ’) From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart,
who has made him known.” John 1:9-18

Every stone.
She could feel it in her bones.
As the babe was thrown in her womb.

That life-filled tomb where death was dying.
As God’s presence threatened to break through as never before.

Opening the door of all doors.  New Creation would come.
To these people who were traveling, numb.
Traveling to where they came from.

Following commands that seemed to come abruptly,
But had been set in motion ages ago.
Just pages to go.
Like nearing the end of incredible tome
No more would God’s people roam,
for Christ was coming Home.
For the first time.

And a new time it was, beginning.
A time not bound by self and sinning,
But a time of Jesus as Lord.
No longer ignored.
No longer proclaimed by sword.
But coming as living Word.

And that word was.
Would be.
Is.
Will be.
Love.

“In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3All went to their own towns to be registered. 4Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. 5He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.” Luke 2:1-6