Poem December 25, 1995 Issue

A suitable place

Elna W. Hull

No room in the inn—
where wine flowed free
to slake the thirst
of a motley crowd...

No room in the inn—
with its noise and stir,
strangers staring
and jostling...

No room in the inn—
where old wives' tales
might disturb the virgin
mother-to-be.

But, a sheltering stable,
a caring spouse,
gentle beasts,
and a brilliant star—

Oh, God's love had prepared
a suitable place
for the girl who would bear
the hallowed form,

As angels proclaimed
with song on song,
the promise fulfilled.
The Saviour born!

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