Rambles of One Windborn(e): The True Miracle

About Me

Poet, singer-songwriter, essayist, aphorist. BA in English Literature (1980); Master of Divinity (1991). Married in 1980 to Cindy ('My best friend and the love of my life'). Itinerant work of music and speaking spanned four decades, ranging over most of the length of the U.S. eastern seaboard and to England. Has composed over 90 songs. Released first recorded collection, The Thing That Matters, in 1988. This and more recent selections may be heard online at Edward's primary website, Bard of the Grey Wind, also containing some of his general writing and poetry. Partial to ancient and mediaeval literature and history; Shakespeare; etymology; legend and folklore; and the lives, works, and scholarship of British authors associated with the Inklings circle. Enjoys early and Baroque music, 'period' films, family evenings of reading aloud, and (particularly during autumn and winter) walking in the woods and mountains. Also has devout views on the proper preparation of a decent cup of tea.

02 December 2007

The True Miracle

Anyone else ...

Would have died in a miscarriage
on the hard road to Bethlehem ...
Would have perished of disease,
being born in a public stable ...
Would have been among the countless infants
who were slaughtered in Herod's jealous rage ...
Would have grown up only to be
stoned to death as a heretic
for speaking the Truth ...
Would have drowned
in the storm on the Sea of Galilee ...
Would have STAYED dead when crucified.

But not Messiah ...

* * *

'The light shines in the darkness;
And the darkness did not overpower it.'
(John 1.5)

This year,
May you discover the true miracle of Christmas.

His name is Jesus.

* * *

VEILED IN FLESH, THE GODHEAD SEE.
HAIL THE INCARNATE DEITY!

(Copyright © 1985, 2007 by Edward Waters)

[See also 'The Christmas Spirit' -- Edward's short essay on celebration and wonder in the Season of the Incarnation]

Rambles of One Windborn(e)

About Me

02 December 2007

The True Miracle

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