Not far from Mount Moriah
where the Father of the Faithful
built an altar of native stone,
and binding Isaac, laid him
on the fire-ready wood
of sacrifice, before he saw
the thicket-caught ram,
Mary lays her firstborn son,
wrapped in swaddling bands,
on tinder-dry hay
in limestone
manger
of a stable-cave.
Fulfilled again are words
of Abraham—
God will provide Himself a lamb.
Sharon Price Anderson, “In Bethlehem,” Ensign, Feb 2008, 10
2 comments:
I love this. I remember reading it before, and I'm glad you posted it so I could read it again.
Years later in Gethsemane and on Golgotha, no lamb was in the thicket to spare the Son's suffering. God, for us, provided Himself a Lamb.
Sorry we missed you guys this season. We went through Kanab on the way back and other than Flagstaff it was all clear. But it was a busy day of driving. We started at 5am in Mexico and finished at 11 pm in Brigham. I'm glad that drive is over.
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