The Nativity

Date added: 29/05/2020

                                                                          THE NATIVITY

Mary was led out of Nazareth,

for her protection from prying eyes,

as her waist grew,

to stay with Elizabeth

for promise fulfilment

and peaceful pondering.

Mary was led out of Nazareth,

for her protection from flying stones,

as the day drew near,

to travel with Joseph

for Bethlehem’s promise

and painful birth.

Mary was led out of Bethlehem,

for their protection from piercing swords,

as her son grew,

to live in Egypt:

replaying memory

and pattern of promise.

© Graham Kings, Nourishing Connections (Canterbury Press, 2020).

first published on Fulcrum December 2010, also on Spiritual Journeys