Friday, October 16, 2015

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
(merging edits to version 2 and version 15)
edited December 4, 2015
Street People – v15
(editing version 14)
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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