Tuesday's slice of bread

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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Gold and Frankincense and Myrrh

It appears that the wise men (however many there were) arrived after The Child and his parents had moved from a stable to a home.
Gold and Frankincense and Myrrh
Gold and frankincse and myrrh,
Gifts from the Gentile men to her,
Must have baffled Mary's mind
For such strange gifts and men to find
Her with Joseph and the Child
After months of travel wild,
Coming as they did to worship the infant King,
Coming on the eastern wing,
Coming, worshipping, offerings leaving,
Warning Mary of future grieving.
Gold and frankincense and myrrh--
Meant for the Child, entrusted to her.
How odd it must have seemed
As the gifts intense scents and gleamed
As more practical gifts were not brought
These were those which there had thought
Appropriate for a king's birth,
And so they were for King of heaven and earth.

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