He was born in an obscure village
The child of a peasant woman
He grew up in another obscure village
Where he worked in a carpenter shop
Until he was thirty when public opinion turned against him
He never wrote a book
He never held an office
He never went to college
He never visited a big city
He never travelled more than two hundred miles
From the place where he was born
He did none of the things
Usually associated with greatness
He had no credentials but himself
He was only thirty three
His friends ran away
One of them denied him
He was turned over to his enemies
And went through the mockery of a trial
He was nailed to a cross between two thieves
While dying, his executioners gambled for his clothing
The only property he had on earth
When he was dead
He was laid in a borrowed grave
Through the pity of a friend
Nineteen centuries have come and gone
And today Jesus is the central figure of the human race
And the leader of mankind's progress
All the armies that have ever marched
All the navies that have ever sailed
All the parliaments that have ever sat
All the kings that ever reigned put together
Have not affected the life of mankind on earth
As powerfully as that one solitary life
@amandal - Thank you Amanda! I hope you and your family had a very blessed Christmas!
@kerristephens - Thank you Kerri! I hope you have a joyous Christmas celebration with your family!
@danette - Thank you Danette! We had one of the best Christmases in a while. We went to our youngest daughter's and granddaughter's. To make it even more special our oldest granddaughter came in to stay with our daughter. This was the first time we've had the chance to celebrate Christmas with her in a long time. I hope your Christmas was a special one as well!
It is so profound for me, thinking about the King of the Universe agreeing to come to this planet as a vulnerable infant, knowing what lay in store for Him in the years to come. Talk about the greatest gift ever!
Thank you for bringing this brilliant piece of writing front and center again ! I was so touched the first time I read it...it's time to pass this along to my children for their children... Lovely, and I hope your Christmas was "quietly" exceptional :)
@mittens -Thank you Marilyn! We did have a wonderful Christmas! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas as well!
@paulam - Thank you so much Paula for your kind comment! We did have a wonderful Christmas thank you! I hope that your Christmas was a wonderful one too!
@lyndemc - Thank you Denise and Amen! That is what our Sunday School teacher brought out today when he read in Isaiah how the Creator took on the form of a human so He could come and live among us for one purpose. To save us from our sins!
@Weezilou - You are welcome Louise. I just happened to hear this on the radio a day or two ago and thought it would be appropriate for my Christmas photo which I actually took on Dec. 10 when we took our granddaughter to Santaland.
@kerristephens - Thank you Kerri! I hope you have a joyous Christmas celebration with your family!
@danette - Thank you Danette! We had one of the best Christmases in a while. We went to our youngest daughter's and granddaughter's. To make it even more special our oldest granddaughter came in to stay with our daughter. This was the first time we've had the chance to celebrate Christmas with her in a long time. I hope your Christmas was a special one as well!
@seattlite - Thank you Gloria!
@kt8ird - Thank you Kate!
@vickisfotos - Thank you Vicki!
@mittens -Thank you Marilyn! We did have a wonderful Christmas! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas as well!
@paulam - Thank you so much Paula for your kind comment! We did have a wonderful Christmas thank you! I hope that your Christmas was a wonderful one too!
@lyndemc - Thank you Denise and Amen! That is what our Sunday School teacher brought out today when he read in Isaiah how the Creator took on the form of a human so He could come and live among us for one purpose. To save us from our sins!
@Weezilou - You are welcome Louise. I just happened to hear this on the radio a day or two ago and thought it would be appropriate for my Christmas photo which I actually took on Dec. 10 when we took our granddaughter to Santaland.
@pdulis - Thank you Peter!
@nicoleterheide - Thank you Nicole!