A baby changes everything...
A precious baby named Jesus came to earth to change everything. It's because of his birth and death that my entire life is changed. He was sent to earth to save me...to save us all.
A precious baby girl named Lily was sent to save me, her mommy.
Though I am so thankful for her life, at times I am consumed with missing her and thinking about her death. I want her cradle to be filled with her life. Her cradle sat by my bed and waited for a little girl who would never come home. It was only ever empty.
Yet, the Lord has whispered gently to my heart...Her cradle was never truly empty. Because Jesus was placed in a manger over 2,000 years ago. He filled her empty cradle with hope, joy, peace, love, LIFE.
HE alone makes the empty cradle in my heart and home bearable. His promise of Eternity makes the empty cradle whole.
Thank You, my precious Jesus, for filling that empty manger and filling the emptiness in my heart.
I know that though my cradle is empty and will never be filled with Lily or Luke this side of Heaven, they will fill my arms for all Eternity.
The tiny precious baby Jesus was everything this world needed...and He sent Lily because He knew she was exactly what I needed to bring me back to Himself.
Jesus is the true gift of Christmas. Nothing else matters, but Him. He is the promise, the gift, sent in the manger in Bethlehem. The gift that rescues us, restores us, redeems us and gives us hope and a future. The One who guides us through every heartache in this life. The Victor.
I don't know if I will ever fill that empty cradle here on earth, though I so long to. I know that the emptiness of the cradle at times will overwhelm me, but I also know my Jesus is enough to comfort me and satisfy my longing heart. Whatever your "empty cradle" is, He is able to fill it with His love and peace.
He is the gift that you can have today, tomorrow, next Christmas, and for the rest of your life...into Eternity.
Run to Him this Christmas and accept this priceless gift!
A baby changes everything...
A precious baby named Jesus came to earth to change everything. It's because of his birth and death that my entire life is changed. He was sent to earth to save me...to save us all.
A precious baby girl named Lily was sent to save me, her mommy.
Though I am so thankful for her life, at times I am consumed with missing her and thinking about her death. I want her cradle to be filled with her life. Her cradle sat by my bed and waited for a little girl who would never come home. It was only ever empty.
Yet, the Lord has whispered gently to my heart...Her cradle was never truly empty. Because Jesus was placed in a manger over 2,000 years ago. He filled her empty cradle with hope, joy, peace, love, LIFE.
HE alone makes the empty cradle in my heart and home bearable. His promise of Eternity makes the empty cradle whole.
I know that though my cradle is empty and will never be filled with Lily or Luke this side of Heaven, they will fill my arms for all Eternity.
The tiny precious baby Jesus was everything this world needed...and He sent Lily because He knew she was exactly what I needed to bring me back to Himself.
Jesus is the true gift of Christmas. Nothing else matters, but Him. He is the promise, the gift, sent in the manger in Bethlehem. The gift that rescues us, restores us, redeems us and gives us hope and a future. The One who guides us through every heartache in this life. The Victor.
I don't know if I will ever fill that empty cradle here on earth, though I so long to. I know that the emptiness of the cradle at times will overwhelm me, but I also know my Jesus is enough to comfort me and satisfy my longing heart. Whatever your "empty cradle" is, He is able to fill it with His love and peace.
He is the gift that you can have today, tomorrow, next Christmas, and for the rest of your life...into Eternity.
Run to Him this Christmas and accept this priceless gift!
A baby changes everything...
Here are the parts of the song that remind me of Lily and Luke:
Teenage girl, much too young
Unprepared for what's to come
A baby changes everything
Not a ring on her hand
All her dreams and all her plans
A baby changes everything
And she cries!
Ooh, she cries
My whole life has turned around
I was lost, but now I'm found
A baby changes everything, yeah
A baby changes everything
What a beautiful post. Such truth! I empathize with everything you wrote.
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much Hannah Rose!
ReplyDeleteWow Hannah Rose, I simply love every word you wrote! It is the most powerful and beautiful testimony for our LORD I've read lately! Thank you xx
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