The
street people, the lost,
homeless
and alone
the
shepherds watching
in
the cities, the urban landscape
in
the darkness, each cold night
They
would be the ones, those who cry out,
going
to the place under the bridge
where
the Christ-child was born
there
to find the father and mother
the
child wrapped as best they could
Kneeling
at the Savior’s bed
a
box, newspapers, that was all
there
in the cold of night
hearing
the songs of the angel choir
answering
the angels’ call to them
Out
into the world, the streets,
proclaiming
the Messiah’s birth
wondering
who would listen to the message
such
humble witnesses, these shepherds,
alone
in the night, out in the streets
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edited/merged
December 3, 2015
Street
People – v14
(merging
edits with version 13, version 6, version 7, version 8, version 9,
version
10, version 11, and version 12)
edited/merged
December 2, 2015
Street
People – v13
(merging
edits to version 3, version 2, version 4, and version 5)
edited
November 12, 2015
Street
People – v12
(merging
edits to version 2 and version 7)
edited
November 7, 2015
Street
People – v11
(editing
version 3)
edited
November 2, 2015
Street
People – v10
(editing
version 2)
edited
October 16, 2015
Street
People – v9
(editing
version 6)
edited
October 14, 2015
Street
People – v8
(editing
version 4)
edited
May 1, 2015
Street
People – v7
(editing
original again)
edited
March 23, 2015
Street
People – v6
(editing
version 5)
edited
February 17, 2015
Street
People – v5
(merging
edits to version 2 and version 4)
edited
February 10, 2015
Street
People – v4
(merging
edits to version 2, version 3, and original)
edited
January 17, 2015
Street
People – v3
(editing
version 2)
Edited
November 23, 2012
Street
People – v2
December
20, 2009
Street
People
Alive
Now Daily Reflections for December 14, 2009 to December 20, 2009
Luke
2:1-7 (December 18, 2009)
Luke
2:8-20 (December 19, 2009)
&
Luke
2:6-7
&
Advent
Christmas offering letter
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
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