Street People – v11

The street people, the lost,

homeless and alone

these were the shepherds watching

in the cities, in the urban landscape

the darkness, on each cold night

They would be the ones, those who cried out,

going to the place under the bridge

where the Christ-child was born,

They were the ones to find the father and mother

and the child wrapped as best they could

There in the cold of night

kneeling at the Savior’s bed

a box, newspapers, that was all had

They heard the songs of the angel choir

answering the angels’ call to them

They would go out into the world, the streets,

proclaiming the Messiah’s birth

wondering who would listen to the message;

Such humble witnesses, these shepherds, sharing Christ

alone in the night, out in the streets

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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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