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All Roads Lead to Bethlehem It was just a little town With a busy, crowded inn – Not a place where you’d expect A King to enter in. The keeper of the inn, so rushed With pleasing many guests, Knew not the weary couple’s plight Who sought a place to rest. No room for them in the inn – No royal crib His bed. The little King, from Heaven-sent, Lay in a stable shed. But in that humble stable, Heaven came down that night As angels hovered o’er the Babe – A truly awesome sight! Poor shepherds came and knelt in prayer; Their hearts their gifts to bring. Magi, star-led, brought rarest gems Fit for a newborn King. His Star still shines to point the way, If we but seek the light. All roads lead to Bethlehem On this His dear birth night. Kay Hoffman 2
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For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. John 3:17
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Bread of Life Chosen city, Bethlehem, House of Bread, At whose grace-filled table we have been fed, Here where the stable’s manger holds new birth, Here where the Son of God is seen on earth! It’s here we look upon our newborn King, And are filled with the peace His presence brings, Standing in the light of His Star above, We are drawn to His tender heart of love. We come, as did He, in simplicity, And still we see the realm of majesty, For now we hold within our being’s core, The very Bread of Life, forevermore. Angela T. Skwarski
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God’s Amazing Gift God gave us a wonderful Gift, With a depth we cannot measure; A Gift so unique and special That we should highly treasure. He sent His only Son to earth – Just as the prophets had foretold: Born in the town of Bethlehem, A Gift more precious than gold. Shepherds instructed by angels – Came to honor this Holy Child: They found Him in a cattle stall, His birthplace lowly and mild. A tiny Baby placed in a manger, Born of a young virgin mother: A Gift of God’s amazing grace – That can compare with no other. Frances Culp Wolfe 7