I Wonder What She Saw

Sweet Mary in the strawI wonder what she sawThere in the matchless depthsOf the eyes of God,As she scanned her baby's faceThis Son of God's own grace,With all the promise of Heaven's aweI wonder what she saw.I wonder if she glimpsed HeavenWith God's own face enshrined,Of all the glories of the homelandWhich he had left behindTo come and dwell with mortal men,Such as those bedded in the straw…Humble souls like hers and Joseph'sI wonder what she saw.Could she have glimpsed the simple lifeWith painful days of loss?Could she have glimpsed the terrible end…A vision of his cross?Could she have seen the many miraclesThose baby hands one day would bless,Of those velvet little ears which wouldHear sinners' pleas confessed?Sweet Mary in the stable's strawWhere shepherds came to kneel,She pondered all the wonders told,But I wonder how she could feelThe little head of God pressedAgainst her in the straw…And I wonder as she gazed into his eyesAnd He into hers…just what Mary saw.ImmanuelGod with us – a miracle moment in time…A whimper?Or a wail?From mother?From son?Painfully human?Or painlessly divine?Shivering in the cold of night?Or basking in the glow of Heaven and Earth colliding?You came to us, a tiny babe,Through Father god, Mother Love,and a guiding hand from an earthly father.You came to walk through our daysAnd stayed – our holy Immanuel.By Wanda C. HilyerAbout this Christian Poet:I am a Christian Chaplain from Northwestern Pennsylvania. I am mostly a grief-bereavment minister, and chaplain at our local nursing home. I also work with elementary children each Wednesday at a Bible club. I met Jesus when I was 9 years old, and He has seen me thru many years of life, many sorrows and losses, many disappointments...and many exhilarating worship experiences of deep joy. It is a great blessing, and a most wonderful adventure to serve the Living God. I am deeply humbled that He cared enough to send Jesus--and that God loved me enough to forgive my sins and accept me as one of His children. I have always been a writer, and have returned what talents He gave back to His service. May He be praised!Shared by Susan Ceely Philips