Christmas 2021
Into the darkness Has come a great light A Savior—a Prince Born into the night Don’t look in a palace Of royal design Look in the manger To see the divine. Draw near to God He will draw near to you Seek Him and find Him Who makes all things new. But where do I look Where do I search In myself or in others In a place called a church? God came as a baby Woke a world fast asleep While angels sung of His coming Among shepherds and sheep. Do I look for God Or does He find me and see I could never touch Heaven But Heaven touched me. Whose darkness is it He came to ignite? Mine or yours Or humanity’s blight? Sometimes his light Feels like one small candle Lit just for me To personally handle Passed so gently From Him to me Lighting one step at a time To a path I can’t see. And sometimes it’s something Pressed into my shame And it hurts to be burned Though worse to remain. And other times His light feels untame Fiercely fighting Like a sword wrought with flame Where do I look When the dar