The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28

| reached TINS country. 1t is gwen De-
low:
He, who speaks the mind of God,
who tells us and would have us know
what God thinks-for If it We're not
| for Him we could not know it at all.
| God did so love the world that He
gave His own, one Son, To be born at
| this time for us, to the end that all
who trust i'm Him should not die but
| have the life which lasts for aye" He
came and "dwelt with us" on earth
| that men might see with their own
eyes at least one pure life, lived out
free from sin. He was made flesh of
our flesh" and '"bone of our bone"
God with us" in truth, but man no
less, true man and true Coda child
like one of our own; that is the
strange thing, so deep that no man,
wise as he may he, can quite take it
in. He was to be God with u.s." but
at the same time "a worm and no
man"-less than man in the grief
ana pain and scorn which He bore.
The text takes our thoughts back To
the birth of this day 1t is a birth day
for the whole world to keep. All men
can say, ITO us this child is born, to
us God gave this Son of His love. |
have my share in it," And So we are
all glad of heart and make our church
gay with plants and flowers, and sing
our hymns of joy ana keep the feast
with gifts and good fare. 1t is the
birth day of all our hopes. Now. it
was good news Of great joy that the
Host from on High brought To the
herds who kept watch on their sheep
in the fields. And ii is still So. For
us, as much as for them. was born i'm
that small town one strong To save
(which is Christ the Lord"
IL is old news and | fear ii falls
on our duh, cold hearts like some old
tale of long past time which has lost
its charm. oh, let MS not shut our
ears to it as some of those first men
did. When He came To His own, His
own would not take Him in. They
said, There is no room for Him here"
no room in the inn when He came
W ~ ~ wac W. an lillls Nbu ulISl
know, like one of ours. but mere
bare court where those on the road
might rest--a "khan," they call il in
he East.
Does IL not seem to us a sad and n
strange sight that young babe should
he shut out in the cold night-God in
want of house room? A poor place, at
best. as rude and rough as we can well
think, and, such as II was, quite dull
with the crowd who had some first.
The host of the inn sends them off He
tells them there Is n cave at the back
of the inn, where the beasts are kept;
they may find rest there, If they will.
That cave, where the birth of all time
took place. is still shown in the rock
great church built there marks the
spot. Then. poor, mean and cold. it
was the best place He could find to lay
His head
The fox has his hole and the bird
of the air her nest but the Son of
man hath not where to lay His head"
SO, i'm that cave in the rock. the stall
of the OK and the ass. in the crib out
of which they ate their hay. the new
Form babe was laid. Just think what
all this means. God made flesh God
born as man in this world of ours.
that He might find way to bring
back men TO God. lie hfl His might
and men hid their face from Him.
None but the herds who kept their
sheep saw or knew Of IL till they fell
To the ground in great blaze of light.
and host of bright ones in the skyi
sang such song as no choir on earth
has sung. which gave praise to God
ON High, and on earth peace, good
VIII to men" Those herds had faith TO
go and seek the Child Of Whom they
were told. They found Him in the crib
and they saw more than their eyes
could see. They knew that I'm that
weak Child was the power of God To
save. And so these good men. when
they had bowed down. went back to
their flock, struck with awe, and gave
praise to God for an they had heard
and seen"
Shall we. do less shall we not. too.
go home and give thp pks on our part,
with Joy for what We lrave heard? And
In all our joy let us nfd room for the !
one guest Who should not be left out
room ta our hearts for Him Whose
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