Welcome to Our World

I heard this song today & was reminded of how much I love it! It is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Enjoy!

Welcome to Our World

by Chris Rice

Tears are falling, hearts are breaking

How we need to hear from God

You've been promised, we've been waiting
Welcome Holy Child

Welcome Holy Child

Hope that you don't mind our manger

How I wish we would have known

But long-awaited Holy Stranger

Make Yourself at home

Please make Yourself at home

Bring Your peace into our violence

Bid our hungry souls be filled

Word now breaking Heaven's silence
Welcome to our world

Welcome to our world

Fragile finger sent to heal us

Tender brow prepared for thorn

Tiny heart whose blood will save us

Unto us is born

Unto us is born

So wrap our injured flesh around You

Breathe our air and walk our sod

Rob our sin and make us holy
Perfect Son of God

Perfect Son of God

Welcome to our world

As I typed out the lyrics to this song, it made me think about yesterday. Yesterday, I went to visit my friend, Natalie, and her newborn son (Johnny) in the hospital. I'm always amazed at God's creation in a newborn. They are so fresh & new. So fragile, yet sturdy. His body is perfectly formed and the basics of his personality have already been formed also. Immediately, I could see a resemblance to one of his big sisters.

Imagine Jesus as a newborn. Fully God and fully man. Sent to the earth to save us. What was going through his mind? What parts of his personality and body resembled his father (God)? I'm just amazed to think of what it must have been like to hold & kiss the baby cheeks of God himself. Wow!