It was in a dream foretold
the miracle of the birth
of the baby boy, the king
born humbly, in suspicious ways,
assurance in a dream, covenant in the whispers
in the dark, to him, to her,
of their baby boy, and his mission
here on this earth, fulfilling all
saving all, in a dream foretold
December 22, 2007
Matthew 1:18-25
Luke 1:26-38
Matthew 2:13-23
Based in part on the sermon,
“Shaping Our Dreams”, by
the Reverend Lori Eldredge,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH, December 21, 2007
as part of our Blue Christmas service
(Raymond A. Foss)
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