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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Advent thoughts

Advent thoughts

Dark earth
God saw
stable birth
manger straw

Sudden light
shepherds heard
strange night
hopeful word

Sin-worn
saw child
hope born
king foiled

Still night
sin-worn
savior son
heart born!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

2 Comments:

At Tue Dec 25, 10:15:00 AM, Ted M. Gossard said...: Merry Christmas, Wayne, and all of you contributors to BBB!
At Tue Dec 25, 10:31:00 PM, Lauren said...: Love it. Merry Christmas!

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