From a Manger

The Christ child in a manger, His star shining above,
This picture always reminds me, just how great is our God's love,
To an undeserving world, God gave the greatest gift,
And from the terrible road to hell, our very soul did lift,
In the sin-filled garden of death, I saw a beautiful rose bloom,
Giving mercy and hope, a one and only salvation from a life of doom,
The shadow of the cross, loomed just down the human road,
And a baby born of a virgin, grew up a Savior, bearing our sin's load,
So in the spirit of the season, in our decorating, getting, and giving,
May we remember the reason for it all, especially in the way we're living,
As we speed toward eternity, may our Christianity not become a stranger,
But remember the greatest act of love ever, started in a stable's manger.

Randy "Pops" Stone 12-10-11