Hello friends,
Recently I was blessed to have a two night retreat at the wonderful Kingfisher Bay in Ontario, Canada. The beauty of the surrounds, the quietness and the lack of a laptop was refreshing to my soul. During my stay, I was preparing to share about joy with my local church. I was inspired to write a poem as I studied the scriptures and was reminded again of the good news we celebrate at this time of year. May it bring you hope and joy in this season and throughout the coming year.
Many blessings,
Lyndal
“Joy to the world,
The Lord has come.”
Oh so sweetly at
Christmas is sung.
Yet joy to the world
Seems so empty a promise
When the world’s beaten up
By sinful men and their horrors.
“Good news of great joy”
The angel did say,
To terrified shepherds
In fields far away.
“What is this good news?”
The stunned shepherds wondered.
“A saviour is born for all tribes”
The angel thundered.
That’s what’s needed
In this broken world.
A saviour to redeem
All that’s absurd.
This saviour is Jesus,
Messiah for all.
All you need to do
Is respond to His call.
So cry out to Him,
Say, “Jesus you’re mine,
Save me from sin
And my life realign.”
He will come in and
Sit at your table,
Give you new life and
Restore the unstable.
He will bring hope and
Joy that is full
As you abide in Him
And He in you.
“Joy to the world,
The Lord has come?”
No empty promise,
It’s already begun.
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