risking it all
on the ‘yes’
of a Jewish teenager,
staking his plans
on the equally difficult ‘yes’
of a carpenter
disgraced,
breaking
social conventions
he came
with forgiving love
choosing to enter history
in the midst of political turmoil,
risking the dangerous anger
of a king
crazy for power
he came
as a helpless baby
conceiving himself
in the womb of a girl,
risking a difficult birth
in the dirt
of an animal stall
he came
with complete humility
seeking the costliest gift
he could bring
he offered us
simply
himself
entering human life
in all of its raw
and complex messiness
he came
because he cared
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