He was the earthly father,
the adoptive dad, of the son of another,
the one who claimed him as his own,
named him, for the saving he would do,
the fulfilling of the promise Isaiah foretold
the earthy father of a heavenly child
imprinted for glory, before he was born
December 20, 2007
Matthew 1:18-25
(Raymond A. Foss)
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