22)Jamie Musselman "Christmas for Life"

In the beginning, I made a choice

Choosing to ignore God’s voice
Time after time, you’d think I’d learn

The reward for the shortcut of sin is a burn

Again and again I choose my own way

I lead myself further and further astray

I take what I can to fill in the hole

That overwhelms the depths of my soul

And when I’ve done all I can to cope

I sense  there might still be hope

He's here:

That mysterious baby under a star

Two thousand years, seems so far away

That His short life should affect us today

And there’s nothing that we can do to repay

That radical love of our Father and King

He chose to leave his paradise throne

And as a homeless rabbi, Earth’s streets to roam

And looming before Him, there stood a cross

For our gain would be the result of His loss

In light of this, what am I to do?

Called to do more than just sit in a pew

Called to live by His example

To demonstrate His love, so ample

Remember that Christmas is not just a day

It brought us the truth, the life and the way

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Jamie Musselman is a visual artist and painter from Indiana.  Check out more of her work at RedBubble or watch her draw on Youtube.