CHRISTMAS
2022
Dear All of Us,
Love doesn't wait
for some sort of
just fine time,
for some sort of
just right setting,
to come alive.
Love is way
too vigorous
for that.
Love came alive
two thousand years ago
in the midst of horrid
corruption, chaos and conflict
in occupied Israel.
Love is coming alive right now
in the midst of horrid
corruption, chaos, conflict
in our distressed time and place.
Love doesn't duck or defer.
Love is way too vigorous for that.
Love aborned in Jesus.
Love aborns in us.
Thank God
for
Vigorous Lovers.
It's so darn divine!!
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This was under
The Christmas Tree
For: You
From: John Frank
With Love
Christmas 2022
HIGH HOPES
Dreary dark
inside out
Weary worn world
wronged wronging
chilled still unreal
Pain puzzled people
long looking hope
there then
as here now
Look lowest for
Hope Highest
Look
Down backest of back streets
Down lonely lanes of
nobodies of no account
There through dreary dark
Dawns
Baby Sparked
Hope Highest
wrong righted real
The Son in a ray human
Flesh to flash fire free
Weary worn world warmed
Son Bright
Look low
Look down lonely lanes of
nobodies of no account
Right there here now
aborns
HIGH HOPES
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