Love at Christmas

     As we gear up for the Christmas Season, let us not forget about love, for Christmas is really about a love which I don't believe any of us can ever comprehend, no matter how hard we try. 

                                True Love  
Can the eyes ever really see, the ears hear, or the mind comprehend the love that transcends?

From heaven to earth, there was a God directed human birth;

Healing was witnessed, teaching was taught; a redemption plan brought.

Here was a living scene; a foretold plot;

The eyes saw, ears heard, but some scorned and walked away without a lot.

Imagine a baby's crib - a baby born of a woman, descended from Adam's rib.

A King born in a lowly manager; come to live among men, a stranger.

Yet, He healed.  The people saw, but would not kneel.

They wanted Him to leave; they didn't believe.

This King, instead, proclaimed the gospel Word.

The people followed; they wanted to hear but never heard.

This King, a stranger to most;

He was causing too much chaos, they would boast.

Imagine this man, a stranger, come to earth healing men blind from birth;

The people saw but could not see; preferring life as they thought it ought to be.

Imagine, this man, a stranger, come to die in order to save.

The people saw the life He gave to keep them from eternal grave.

They heard the words He proclaimed.

They heard but couldn't hear; instead they defamed His name. 

There was simply too much resentment, fear, and pain.

I ask again,

"Can the eyes ever see, the ears ever hear, or the mind comprehend the love that does truly transcend?"
                         Mary Crisp Jameson