By Lisa Huddleston
Some were waiting
the day he arrived.
They had been waiting
for years,
for months,
forever.
The aging prophets
looking with milky eyes
to see
the light of revelation.
A he and a she.
Both waiting
to behold
the Hope of the nations.
The young couple
newly wed yet still apart.
Waiting for
her son,
their son,
their Savior.
And the hosts of Heaven
waited, too,
to announce his birth
with glory.
And he was here!
Wrapped in human skin
and cloth
and laid in a manger.
Yet some did not expect him.
They had no room in the inn.
They struggled to stay awake
as they dozed over their sheep.
They had their own children to birth
and their own dreams to nurse.
Yet he came just the same,
unexpected but not unannounced.
For those who waited,
joy burst forth in praise.
“My soul magnifies the Lord!”
“My eyes have seen your salvation!”
And their hope was fulfilled.
The rest were surprised
and afraid.
“Fear not, for behold!”
This Good News was
for all the people!
For those watching sheep
and for those watching stars.
For old prophets and young infants
yet to open their eyes.
For those he would call,
for those he would heal,
and for those he came to set free.
Even for those who had no idea that he had come at all.
This gift.
This Savior.
This Jesus.
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those
with whom he is pleased!”
This was beautiful, Lisa! My favorite line was, “Unexpected, but not unannounced.” So true. See you tomorrow night!
Thanks, Kristen.