Descended from heaven
down from his throne
born as a baby,
wrapped in swaddling clothes
to walk as one of us
A carpenter’s son
working with his hands
A shepherd’s son
walking the land
Bringing the lost
to the fields of the Lord
Dying so that we may live
returning to his throne
September 30, 2009
Upper Room Disciplines for 2009
Hebrews 2:5-12
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=531844
for September 30, 2009
(Raymond A. Foss)
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