Welcome to Our World!

Merry Christmas!  Sorry, a day late...

We are safely in the UP, as you can probably tell from the posts before this.  We've had such a good time so far, and my mom and Brian made it here this afternoon.

One of my very favorite Christmas songs is very non-traditional, although I love all of the traditional songs too.  My favorite is Welcome to Our World by Chris Rice.  It captures the essence of Christmas in so many ways.   Here are the lyrics, give them some thought... 

Tears are falling, hearts are breaking
How we need to hear from God
You've been promised, we've been waiting

Welcome Holy Child
Welcome Holy Child

Hope that you don't mind our manger
How I wish we would have known
But long-awaited Holy Stranger
Make Yourself at home
Please make Yourself at home
Bring Your peace into our violence
Bid our hungry souls be filled
Word now breaking Heaven's silence

Welcome to our world
Welcome to our world

Fragile finger sent to heal us
Tender brow prepared for thorn
Tiny heart whose blood will save us
Unto us is born
Unto us is born
So wrap our injured flesh around You
Breathe our air and walk our sod
Rob our sin and make us holy

Perfect Son of God
Perfect Son of God
Welcome to our world

Pretty amazing, God's only Son, sent to save us.  Because He loves us.  I am so thankful...