Christmas 2019 AD ...

This Christmas, twenty nineteen years (or so) -

that’s since the birth of God’s anointed one,

the one whom he has christened, so we’ll know

that he has picked him out, and named him “Son”.

For he’s the son of God, like Adam was

(or else it’s more that Adam was like him?).

Our timing’s not like God’s and that’s because

he’s first-er, and he’s last-er, we’re a dim

reflection of his nature, in his stead!

And like ol’ John the Baptist said “One comes

who’s after me, and yet he is ahead!”

That’s coz sometimes a paradox seems dumb.

Sometimes reality’s a “funny thing”,

when we compare it to our tiny minds.

It’s like a bird that we see “on the wing”

Yet understand not how it ever finds

the air so thick, to hold it well enough.

And how on Earth did God get into Christ

to bring the whole world back to him, and stuff?

To give us all a way ahead, suffice

to say he is the leader of us all,

if only we could see the job he did.

And though he may have looked so very small

compared to him Augustus was a kid!

So here we are, with timing somewhat off.

And here he was. It’s hard to take it in.

He ate our food, and wee’d, at times he’d cough.

Just like a human being, without sin!

In fact he was the truest man of all,

that’s even truer than the first Adarm.

The second is the best, though he did fall

“asleep”, quite deep, but then he wasn’t harmed!

God’s operation – (make for him a bride)

is not quite finished yet, it seems at least.

And all who’ve come from (and back to) his side

will make together quite a Christmas feast!

And we are here together, each of us.

Each household that is trying to display

the kind of life that’s like our Lord Jesus,

that’s learning to live life, from him, his way!

And here in Sieben Drive in Orange town,

and with that Todd Place, just around the bend.

We’ve had our ups, and too we’ve had our downs

we’re learning what it’s like to be a friend,

or maybe more, to be a family!

To let each other in - to life with us.

To listen better to each one we see

and not complain as much about the fuss,

and frailties that we see in each one here.

And sometimes it’s the Christ who leads the way

to living as we would, without that fear

of what the rest will do, or think, or say!

I think we’ve got a fair way yet to go.

Somehow that’s not a problem, if we’ve got

a teacher like this Jesus Christ who knows

what we are like, but also who knows God!

Oh God, I’m glad for Gil and Han so far

(with Polly and that baby Mai of theirs).

With teaching, drawing on the way things are,

and games that grow, and also act as stairs.

And Lib & Jenny, Fred, and May (and car)

& Jeeves, who weaves for nourishment, their wares,

and play and sing and learn and teach and hard-

ly ever miss on bringing good to share!

See Mary doing internship along

the way, and sharing with those other folks,

and Monty helping people who aren’t strong

or have some sickness, meeting up with blokes.

And ‘Trina who is teaching there with Jeeves,

a Culture Hub-y too, though she’s my wife.

I think that we’ve begun to learn to weave

along with God, his good, amid the strife!

(some names changed, because I haven't got permission to publish them yet)

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