The word became flesh.
And dwelt among us.
The words come every time utterly fresh.
And we know in our hearts it is Jesus.

How extraordinary and loving.
That if there is a supreme designer.
He should bestow this ultimate giving.
Or we a mere dreamer.

But these words move.
They have enormous power.
There is nothing more to prove.
He was is and will be for ever.

Believing.
Receiving.

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The word became flesh
And dwells among us always
That is our belief

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See John 1

All the ends of the earth
Have seen the salvation of our God.
Delighting in nature there can be no dearth.
Everything seems right, ordained by the artisan God.

A glorious winter’s day.
The sky a brilliant blue.
Nothing could go wrong today
All this teaching seemed true.

I looked at the sun through the church window.
A brilliant orb framed by glass.
For a moment I believed , I could not be low.
All was right in this silence.
As abiding as ancient church brass.

We can believe if we accept.
We need not be bereft.

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All the ends of earth
Have seen God’s salvation
And yes so can we

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See Psalm 98

He was called Jesus.
The name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
This was all for us.
To bid farewell to the finality of the tomb.

And this year what is our destiny.
What are we called for.
Beware , we are our own enemy.
We need to be happy with less not more.

I realised that tweeting on politics.
Makes me a lot less happy than writing a religious sonnet.
It’s to do with not being hurt with stones and sticks.
Positive  not negative thoughts can be met .

A New Year for all of us beckons.
Less depression, more happiness I reckons.

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He was called Jesus
Meaning that he is with us
Now and for always
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See Luke 2: 16-21

Let the heavens rejoice.
And earth be glad.
Let us find our true voice.
No need to be sad.

An old year ends  and New Year arrives.
The years passing.
Ours just one of countless lives.
Arriving , being, leaving.

But we survived another year.
It wasn’t all that bad,  have we forgot.
He told us, have no fear.
So let’s be happy with what we’ve got.

One New Year we won’t be here.
We will be at peace , certainly with no fear.

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Let heavens rejoice
And let all our earth be glad
We can all rejoice

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See Psalm 96