Hope and perfect love. . .
A voice crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord
Prophets are not honored in their home town
King of Kings and Lord of Lords
Humble beginnings
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Unrecognized
Rejected and despised even before he was born
Born in a dirty farm feeding trough
Chased away by earthly kings who want to kill him
Humble parents, yet obedient to the voice of their Creator
Who heard, received and hid the truth in their hearts
They pay the price for truth to set us free
A child
A son
Emmanuel
God with us
Unrecognizable hope
Hidden hope
Hope initially deferred
By rejection
Misunderstanding
By our offense at the simpleness of truth
Am I any different from those who jeer and deride?
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Yet hope and perfect love. . .
Pursued me
Pursued you
Persisted
Endured the shame
Looked beyond the external
To the longing hearts
Seeing through the pain
Seeing what is intended
From the beginning
My essence
Your essence
Always had
And still has
Specific intent
Purpose
Significance
Meaning
Joyful intent
We are receptacles of perfect love
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Perfect hope and love. . .
Has never left my side
Has always waited for me to turn and look
To see the Truth
Patiently
Longingly
Gently
Calling through the darkness
—
No matter how far we run
Disregarding our façade of self-sufficiency
No matter how prideful
Our hearts are deceitful
Not always focused on. . .
Perfect hope and love
—
Yet hope and perfect love. . .
Realized on a cross
A helpless baby came to die for all who will receive
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My part?
Our Part?
Accept
Open
Cherish. . . then obey
—
Even then
I ask for eyes to see
Ears to hear
To recognize
For a heart to follow no matter what
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Perfect hope and Love. . .
Life
Grace
Truth
Forgiveness
Peace that passes all understanding
That only the Holy can dispense
Because of his eternal presence
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The perfect gift
Peace with God. . .
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