POETRY # 3 SERENADE TO BABY JESUS: Shafts of Wholeness Cause Oneness

SERENADE TO BABY JESUSFrom heaven to us, you came,abandoning your eternal kingdomand became a sacrificial lambto pay our hefty ransom.Chill and biting frostyou endured in human experience,for love is firstin a show of enduring patience.John theMoreSERENADE TO BABY JESUSFrom heaven to us, you came,abandoning your eternal kingdomand became a sacrificial lambto pay our hefty ransom.Chill and biting frostyou endured in human experience,for love is firstin a show of enduring patience.John the Baptist, the voice,manifested your earthly presence:“He is our best choice,”of his preaching was this essence.The good news dispelled fears.To the shepherds, an angel said:“The glory of the Lord shone amid tears,”as in Isaiah is read.Joy in the world to all-today Christ the Lord is born.“He will save you from the fall,”God, in the garden, had sworn.