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N Is for Notice

12/16/2016

 
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When God wore skin
'Twas a simple entrada
When the devil horns in
He often wears Prada.

​#incarnateadvent

R is for Wrong

12/7/2016

 
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​R is for red 
as red is for rose
Red is for bright light --
A famed reindeer's nose

R is for red  
and red is for ribbon
Wrapping the boxes
And gifts that are given

Red is for eating
Like chocolate and cherries
Red goes with green 
Like holly and berries 

Green is for garland
For fir tree and pine 
No matter how fashioned
green Christmas is fine.

But purple's not red 
and purple's not green
And hope isn't fed 
when Advent's unseen 

Purple shows patience
Awaiting the day 
Purple for royalty 
Yet on the way

Red and green the season wronging
Purple the hue of holy longing
Seeking the Presence heaven sent
Purple is right for His advent. 

#incarnateadvent

A Is the Last Thing

12/2/2016

 
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A is for Alpha
the last thing you see
Alpha is first
and last thing to be

I am Omega
He said at the last
Alpha ends Omega
The future, the past

A is almighty
so advent is here
Power all-right
for a life without fear

No fear that your faults will
destroy all you love
No fear of reprisal
No revenge from above

No fear of your past
He’s dealt with your worst
For alpha is last
and the last shall be first.

#incarnateadvent

C is for Coffee

12/2/2016

 
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C is for coffee
Blest dark and bitter brew
C is for chocolate
If dark and bitter too

C is for comestible
Consumable, and cool
Tempted and investible
My appetite's a fool 

C is for culpable
Complicit, I admit
C is for conscience
Dulled--yes, I'm fine with it 

Conscience convoluted 
Is a tender, bitter brute
If not deeply rooted
It bears rotten fruit

C is for the Christ child
Creator's joyful play
C is for the cross, wild
History's worst day

Christ for our benefit
Drained the bitter and the dross
C is in incarnate
As in cradle as in cross

N Is Now

12/1/2016

 
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​N is now
or it’s nothing
Not tomorrow, not yesterday, not never
N is now

N in incarnate
means now and here

The Nazarene is now
Here

#incarnateadvent 

    Pastor Mark

    Pastor Mark loves his wife and grown children, the Word of God, and words. And coffee, chocolate chip cookies, Apple products, small video projects, and the New England Patriots.

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