To be a "throw away"...
A kid born in the gutter
To an unwed mother
And a father
Who was unwilling to claim him
So we would blame
His "strange behavior"
On a lack of guidance
And do him the favor
Of placing low expectations upon him
Because he's a lowly condemned soul
Who couldn't possibly
Bear another burden
Failing to realize
That this is exactly
What his oddly broad back
Was built for -
Identifying with the poor
And the scores of those
Marginalized by society
He would be the harmony
Between the punishment due
And the portrait of God's mercy
Wearing the yoke of scorn
Like a badge of honor
Wrapped and laid where animals fed
He came conquering and to conquer
The most accurate depiction
Of the first will be last
And the last will be first
Born as a man
So that men born into sin
Could experience a new birth
Long anticipated
Yet totally unexpected
And Hell would be the first
To feel the effect of glory
Crush down upon its head
Immanuel has come
Bringing joy to the world
To free us from the tyranny of evil...
To slay the dragon.
And get the girl.
(cf. Isaiah 9:6; 53:1-12; Luke 2:8-20; John 3:29; Revelation 20:6,14; 21:2)
Merry Xmas,
Shon White
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