The {Touch} of Christmas

The {Touch} of Christmas

Holiness birthed in a bed of dirty straw

A squirming baby grasping the hand of Eve's daughter

Homeless, would we have noticed him

Ignored the stench and filth to embrace a babe born in a barn

A perfect God with a perfect plan

Exalting the lowly and confounding the proud

The Son of God seeking a home in the hearts of man

Undeterred by the stench and the filth of our sin

Embracing us even in our dirty skin

A holy God making us holy from within

God does everything on purpose.  He chose that damp and dusty stable in Bethlehem, almost as if to say, "My ways are not your ways..."  Our King Eternal deserved all the honor and the riches of this world, yet He never sought after wealth or renown.  He didn't even seek "appropriate" shelter for his birth.  His life was all about people.  Me.  You.  Us.  Them.  


He touched the untouchables, loved the unlovables, forgave the unforgivables.


How can we not do the same?

*Every Tuesday, we've shared on one of the Five Senses of Christmas and I've so enjoyed reading about your experiences!  This Tuesday, it's all about the {Touch} of Christmas.  Feel free to share anything that comes to mind--the touch of Jesus on your life,  how you are reaching out to touch others with his love, maybe a kindness that was shown to you during this season that you will never forget, or maybe just a fond memory.  There really aren't any "rules", just share your Christmas with us!