A Merry Christmas Misfit Mashup

Merry Christmas to you, my Misfit Friends!

And though many of you have already torn through rolls of wrapping paper… here’s a little somethin somethin for those quiet, reflective moments as you emerge from your cookie induced coma later on today.

With all my Awkward Love,

❤️

Nancy

Twas a night like no other in Bethlehem town

All the people were stirring and bustling around

They were there for the census, by Caesar’s decree

And they had to be counted, every last family

 

That’s when Joseph and Mary, they entered the scene

On the long road from Nazareth in Galilee

They were tired from their journey, I bet you’d be, too

And they needed a place to stay, yes it’s true

 

But not only a place for slumber and resting

They needed a place where they could be nesting

Cause it happened to be that she was expecting

A miracle child, who would need their protecting

 

And the time for that child to be born had come near

They knew it was going to happen right here

But the town was so crowded, there were no rooms in sight

Where were they going to stay for the night?

 

Surely God knew their need, surely He had a plan  

Though just how, in that moment, they did not understand

But one thing they knew, He is faithful and true

And if God calls you to it, then He will come through

 

So even though there was no room at the Inn

God found the right nest for all three of them

In a stable, sharing the animal’s space! 

Next to donkeys and cows they had come face to face!

 

With the brays and the moos and all manner of sighing

Came the very first coos of a newborn crying

The baby was born!  At  long last He was here!

And they swaddled Him up, and they held Him so near

And if God calls you to it,
then He will come through

(you know it’s true!)

Then they placed him to sleep in a manger with hay

Cause there was no crib in which He could lay

So he rested his head where the animals eat

And I can’t help but think that they laid at His feet

 

Now while this new family took in this new sight

There were shepherds nearby, watching flocks for the night

When an angel appeared from out of the sky

And as you can imagine, they were terrified! 

 

But the angel said “Don’t be afraid, here’s GOOD NEWS”

For today a Savior has been born to you!  

Here is a sign, so you know there’s no danger.

You will find him wrapped up as a babe in a manger.”

 

Then suddenly angels were everywhere

A great number of heavenly host filled the air

Shouting “Glory to God, and Good will to all men!” 

Then they left, and the shepherds said “Let’s go to Bethlehem!” 

 

So they hurried and found them there, just like they’d said

And of course this GOOD NEWS, it just had to bespread!

So spread it they did, and all were amazed

By this baby who napped where the animals grazed

 

Now Mary just treasured this all in her heart

For she had remembered how all this did start

With an angel encounter and a promise from God

That, all things considered, seemed somewhat odd

 

But a promise from God, is a promise that’s kept

And I can’t help but think, as the newborn King slept

That she worshiped her Savior, for he was no stranger

And the throne where He lay, so much MORE THAN A MANGER

“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
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Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬ ‭