ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©

Waiting can be so hard. We plan, we ponder, we wonder, we seek, we anticipate with longing the coming of the Savior, the Messiah, the King of Kings. He came many years ago to redeem the world from sin – to fulfill the covenant God, His heavenly Father made at the start – to show His unconditional love. The KIng of creation and Lord of Lords has paid the price we should’ve paid. No longer does death hold hopelessness. He came on that first Christmas in the humblest of conditions. He left the earth, covered in blood, bludgeoned and bruised for our iniquities. He conquered death by rising back to life in pure glory. The waiting is over. The time has come. Now we wait for His second coming – knowing that He always keeps His promises. Then we will see Him face to face. Christ, the Savior is born.

You could have come in glory, in purple robes and crown,

You chose a life of poverty instead,

Your bed was once a feeding trough, your palace now a barn,

A perfect place for you to lay your head,

You came to be my brother – to bear my every pain

So I could share your glory. New life will be my gain.

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR THIS DAY OF CELEBRATION AND ANTICIPATION OF YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT – THE BEST GIFT EVER!