"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given...." Isaiah said this in the ninth chapter of his book of prophecy. On this day, and many others in the times of my life, I have marveled at the beauty of that most personal and sacrificial gift. The first Christmas gift.
I love the words..."unto us.....unto us...". To me, to you, to all the gift of life,
life forever,
life with promise,
life with light to guide our way,
life with purpose,
life with joy in our journey toward our destiny,
life to offer others hope,
life to carry us when our bodies will not live,
life to resurrect our bodies in the failure of them,
life to remain when others are no more to be seen,
life from decay,
life from demoralization,
life from disappointment,
life from disaster,
life from dead dreams,
life ... and the joy in living it.
So let us stick together for this season of the Unto Us and".. wonder as we wander out under the sky"... a path that has already given us the First Gift..
."How Jesus , our Savior, did come forth to die
for all the dear children, like you and like I,
I wonder as I wander, out under the sky."
"I Wonder As I Wander"..collected from Appalachian folk songs by John Jacob Niles
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