My List Of Gratitudes

' . Thank you for the maiden humble and fair and thank you for the young man who loved her truly Thank you for the angel who understood the young man's pain and thank you for the young man's obedient and devout heart Thank you for the lineage that took them on a journey to a blessed little town and thank you for the donkey who carried her gently mile after mile Thank you for the inn crowded to the roof and walls and thank you that it had no room for others that holy night Thank you for the humble little stable on the outskirts of town and thank you for the gentle donkeys and goats and cows within Thank you for the manger filled with clean sweet smelling hay and thank you for the quiet star lighting the way Thank you for the angels joyfully announcing to lowly shepherds and thank you for the news they bore Thank you for the baby born that night in a stable and thank you for giving us your Son And thank you for loving us so very much and thank you for giving us that night all in one.. a shepherd who cares for His flock, a light to guide our feet, our daily bread for our soul, and our Savior to bring us home. Amen. . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~©2020 Susan Williams.