The Word Made Flesh
Who is this Jesus?
Born of the maiden Mary, Son
of God.
Fully human, fully divine.
Present at creation
Present still.
Who is this Jesus?
A babe born in Bethlehem
Surrounded by creation.
Holy One, crying One,
Child and King.
A babe born in Bethlehem
Surrounded by creation.
Holy One, crying One,
Child and King.
Who is this Jesus?
The threat to power
A refugee, on the run
A child, a boy
Protected and protector.
The threat to power
A refugee, on the run
A child, a boy
Protected and protector.
Who is this Jesus?
A scholar, trained in the Temple
brighter, bolder, wiser
than his teachers.
Alone, but not lonely.
A scholar, trained in the Temple
brighter, bolder, wiser
than his teachers.
Alone, but not lonely.
Who is this Jesus?
Miracle worker, healer
listener, teacher, feeder,
able to rile the powerful,
more powerful than all.
Miracle worker, healer
listener, teacher, feeder,
able to rile the powerful,
more powerful than all.
Who is this Jesus?
The Word of God
made flesh, made personal,
made present for all.
The past, the present, the future.
The Word of God
made flesh, made personal,
made present for all.
The past, the present, the future.
Who is this Jesus?
Lover of souls,
champion of the weak,
the marginalized, the outcasts,
Holy, mighty.
Lover of souls,
champion of the weak,
the marginalized, the outcasts,
Holy, mighty.
Who is this Jesus?
Threat to the status quo.
Example, nonetheless,
for all who know God.
God’s presence.
Threat to the status quo.
Example, nonetheless,
for all who know God.
God’s presence.
Who is this Jesus?
Baptized and baptizer,
friend to the friendless,
bringer of kindness,
embracer of children.
Baptized and baptizer,
friend to the friendless,
bringer of kindness,
embracer of children.
Who is this Jesus?
One who raises the dead,
He talks with women,
eats with tax collectors,
Open minded, open hearted.
One who raises the dead,
He talks with women,
eats with tax collectors,
Open minded, open hearted.
Who is this Jesus?
Bringer of Light to a broken world
illuminating those things
we do not want to see.
Harbinger of peace.
Who is this Jesus?
The One who died.
The One who defied death.
The One who resurrected.
God’s Son.
The One who died.
The One who defied death.
The One who resurrected.
God’s Son.
Who is this Jesus?
Bringer of hope
Bringer of joy
Bringer of peace.
Our gift of love.
Bringer of hope
Bringer of joy
Bringer of peace.
Our gift of love.
The Reverend Debbie Dehler
12/24/2018
12/24/2018