Street People – v9

The street people, the lost,

those homeless and alone

those standing guard, watching

in the streets at night, in the darkness;

These were the shepherds of scripture

in the cities, the urban landscape,

in the darkness, that cold night

for the coming of Jesus.

They would be the ones,

those who would cry out, in fear, in awe

when the angels sang above them;

Going to that place under the bridge

where the Christ-child was born

there to find the father and mother

their child wrapped as best they could

trying to keep Him warm.

Kneeling at the Savior’s bed

a cardboard box, old newspapers, that was all

there in the cold of that night;

hearing the songs of the angel choir;

Answering the angels’ call to them,

Going as they were led

to His humble bed

under the bridge.

Going back into the night,

the streets, out into this world,

into the urban jungle,

to share, to be witnesses,

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 December 30, 2016

Street People – v16

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/12/street-people-v16.html

(merging edits to version 2 and version 15)

edited December 4, 2015

Street People – v15

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/street-people-v15.html

(editing version 14)

edited/merged December 3, 2015

Street People – v14

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/street-people-v14.html

(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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/street-people-v13.html

(merging edits to version 3, version 2, version 4, and version 5)

edited November 12, 2015

Street People – v12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/street-people-v12.html

(merging edits to version 2 and version 7)

edited November 7, 2015

Street People – v11

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/streetpeople-v11-thestreet-people-lost.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 2, 2015

Street People – v10

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/street-people-v10.html

(editing version 2)

edited October 16, 2015

Street People – v9

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/street-people-v9.html

(editing version 6)

edited October 14, 2015

Street People – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/street-people-v8.html

(editing version 4)

edited May 1, 2015

Street People – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/street-people-v7.html

(editing original again)

edited March 23, 2015

Street People – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/03/street-people-v6.html

(editing version 5)

edited February 17, 2015

Street People – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/street-people-v5.html

(merging edits to version 2 and version 4)

edited February 10, 2015

Street People – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/street-people-v4.html

(merging edits to version 2, version 3, and original)

edited January 17, 2015

Street People – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/street-people-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited November 23, 2012

Street People – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/street-people-v2.html

December 20, 2009

Street People

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/12/street-people.html

Alive Now Daily Reflections for December 14, 2009 to December 20, 2009

http://alivenow.upperroom.org/daily-reflections/daily-reflections-for-december-14-20/

Luke 2:1-7 (December 18, 2009)

Luke 2:8-20 (December 19, 2009)

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Luke 2:6-7

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Advent Christmas offering letter

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

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