Christmas reveals the secret

Fourth Day of Christmas

December 28, 2020

Seattle, WA

This poem comes from the worshiping community of Iona, Scotland and was written by John L. Bell and Graham Maule. It reminds us of why God came into the world at Christmas.

Love's The Secret!

Pull back the veil on the dawn of creation;

Vanish the mist from the sources of time;

Echo the bird that broods over the waters,

Singing the secret of grace in its prime.

Love's the secret!

Love's the secret!

Love is God's risk and God's reason,

God's rule and God's rhyme

And God's rhyme.

Pull back the curtain on Bethlehem's stable;

Strip off the tinsel and peer through the dark;

Look at the child who's a threat yet in danger,

Homeless and helpless he first makes his mark.

Love's the secret!

Love's the secret!

Love is God's cradle, God's table,

God's cup and God's ark,

And God's ark.