" With the poor, and mean, and lowly,Lived on earth our Saviour holy."
I've had a rather productive day- first day in a long time that's solely been dedicated to tidying and cleaning, then this evening we've attended a Christmas gathering that the new Bishop of Manchester hosted for all Manchester ordinands- all of my year (all five of us!) were there and it was lovely to meet other halves.
The bishop said grace before we ate and part of that prayer was for those who are without the good things we have, and like the words from Once in Royal David's city, a timely reminder that Jesus wasn't born to be a remote ruler, locked in his palace. He was born poor and spent his life ministering to those on the margins of society- the poor, mean, lowly- the broken, rejected and abandoned.
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