ADVENT IS HERE! Day 20 GOD’S WHISPERED WORD.

What is it there within that shed


That brings men miles to bend their knee?


What is it hidden in the straw


That shepherds leave their flocks to see?


When local folks who live nearby


Pass by the place indifferently.

God’s whispered Word to those with ears;

His still small voice is in that stall.

God’s candlelight’s in Bethlehem,

A flickering thing, so pure, so small,

That only those with eyes to see

Perceive his secret in it all.

Lord, place your Word within my heart,

And make my soul your manger bed;

That whether noticed or ignored

My life may speak what your life said;

That those who have the eyes to see

May meet you in this cattle shed.

HPW ©

God bless you all,

Howard Webber

Bournemouth, UK