Weekly Prayers & Poems - The Stranger in the Manger

This week's post is a member-submitted Christian poem called The Stranger in the Manger. It is a Christmas poem inviting those who are far off to come and worship Jesus, our Savior.

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The Stranger in the Manger

He was cradled in a manger,
Saddled to a strange land.
Stranger He was to His kinfolks,
Strangers He brought into His Kingdom.
In humility He left His deity to save humanity.
His throne He descended
To bear thorns and cross for you and I.
A servant of all He became.
Read more ... The Stranger in the Manger by Seunlá Oyekola.

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