My life is a journey,
Yes, sometimes a hard journey, Lord,
From the manger to the cross,
From the manger to the cross.
From my birth as a child of God,
From my birth as a child of God
To the death of my old self
To the death of my old self.
So Christ can come alive in me,
So Christ can come alive in me
And make me like Himself,
And make me like Himself.
My life is a journey,
Yes, sometimes a hard journey, Lord,
From the manger to the cross,
From the manger to the cross.
About This Song:
Strange as this comment may sound, I wrote this song to share at a New Year’s Eve gathering some years ago. Stranger still, I can’t remember why I thought it was appropriate. I simply did.
Nonetheless, the imagery of the manger and the cross isn’t something to take lightly.
Christ was born as a human child. I’ve been born as a child of God because of my faith in Jesus. So I’ve had a “manger experience.”
And Jesus died an earthly death, just as I need to put my natural, sinful ways to death. That process, my “cross experience” began taking place at the time I became a Christian.
Did you notice the word “began”? I’ll never be perfect until I die and reach heaven. So my life is the “long journey” from the beginning of becoming Christlike to the time I truly achieve it.
Are you on that journey? How about leaving a comment?
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Best regards,
Roger
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