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THIS VERY HOLY NIGHT

12/24/2015

THIS VERY HOLY NIGHT

This Very Holy Night
   has come upon us
   Will it make a difference
in our lives
   Will we view the night sky
   with awe and wonderment
   and see the stars
   as the reflection
of the Christ child
   yet to be born

   With the lambs and calves
   we shall knell and pray
   and give thanks
   for the miraculous birth
about to take place

O, what anticipation
   our hearts and souls
doth hold this night
   We can hardly breathe

   For there shalt come forth
   from Mary's womb, a savior
   and his name shall be called
Jesus, the son of God
   Emmanuel, God with us

God bless us
   God forgive us
   Make us pure and holy
before thee
For it shall not be long now
   for the King is coming
   O, yes the King is coming
   This very
Holy Night

   (Written May 13, 2015)

JOHN 1:14

12/24/2015

JOHN 1:14

“And the Word
   was made flesh,
  and dwelt among us,
  (and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten
  of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

MERRY CHRISTMAS (2015)

12/24/2015

Merry Christmas to you
and your home
from our home
With love to you all

Bill and Donna Morgan
from the open road

MATTHEW 1:18

12/19/2015

MATTHEW 1:18

Now the birth
   of Jesus Christ
     was on this wise:
When as his mother Mary
was espoused to Joseph,
   before they came together,
   she was found with child
of the Holy Ghost

ADVENT

12/19/2015

ADVENT

He is coming
   The long awaited king
   To set the captives free
To proclaim liberty
   For those imprisoned souls
   Who could not free themselves
   He shall be wrapped
In swaddling clothes
   A tiny baby boy
   Lying in a manger
Stretched out upon the hay
   Only a few will recognize
   His kingship

(Written in March, 2014)

HIS HOME

12/19/2015

HIS HOME

During the Christmas holiday season,
we thought about the coming new
year and we, for a brief few seconds,
started to make some New Year's
resolutions.

And, then, we said, "No, we shall make
no resolutions this coming year. We've
already got a whole file cabinet full
of broken resolutions from years past."

This year, instead of making short-
lived resolutions, we dedicated not
only our man-made house to the Lord,
but we have dedicated our God-made
home to Him also.

Beyond the expectation of permitting
Jesus to sit before the fireplace in our
living room and to sup at our dining
table, we have also asked him to
inspect and help clean up the attic of
our mind and the cellar of our emotions.

This year, we desire, very much, for
our entire house to become...His
home.

ZECHARIAH 9:9

12/10/2015

  ZECHARIAH 9:9

Rejoice greatly,
O daughter of zion
Shout aloud,
O daughter of Jerusalem
Behold
Your King is coming to you

Righteousness and having salvation
is he
   Mounted on a donkey, on a colt,
   the fold of a donkey

(Blessed be the name of the Lord)

A WINTER PSALM

12/10/2015

A WINTER PSALM

Oh, who shall see us
Through these winter months
When bills are high
And morale is low

And who shall write
A cheerful song
Within our hearts
As wintry winds begin to blow

Regardless of the darkest night
Who shall hold our hand
So tight, and never let us go

No one we know like Jesus
No one we know
No one like Jesus
No one we know

PAY IN KIND

12/10/2015

   PAY IN KIND

An unknown writer has written,"One can never
   pay in gratitude; he only can only pay 'in kind'
     somewhere else in life."

As most of us grow older, we look back,
in gratitude, upon our parents and their care
for us.

And, we realize the futility of striving
to repay them in any full measure for their
sacrifices on our behalf.

About the best we can do is to take
the best of what they gave us and add
   unto it the best that we have to offer, and
present these gifts of love and patience
and persistence to our children, who shall
some day pass them on to their children.

We can never repay. We can only "pay
in kind"...somewhere else in life."

ISAIAH 9:6-7

12/4/2015

ISAIAH 9:6-7

For unto us a child is born
   Unto us a son is given
And the government
   Shall be upon his shoulder

  And his name shall be called
   Wonderful
   Counsellor
The mighty God
The everlasting Father
The Prince of Peace

   Of the increase
   of his government
   and peace
   There shall be no end