Dear Baby Jesus

Dear Baby Jesus,

You're a week old now- and what a week you've had! Donkeys and shepherds and sheep (oh my!). Soon you're going to have some special visitors: wise kings who love you and have come a long way to meet you. How very lucky they are to meet their saviour in His infancy. They're among the first to realise that you are THE king- king of all kings, lord of all lords and prince of peace. This past year there's been such a royalty fever, but I think a lot of people have forgotten about the most important royal of all. You're the son of God!

Your mom's pretty special. Of course you know that already, because you chose her to be your mother. I only wish and pray that my heart could be as pure as her own, so fully devoted to you that I would be ready to submit myself entirely to your most perfect Will without hesitation. Her sincere faith, her profound humility and her ardent love of You are all virtues which I pray you will bestow upon me. 

You're pretty lucky that you have two dads. Joseph's pretty awesome. He has such faith and courage in you, and he's going to love and protect you so well. God, your heavenly father, is more amazing than I can even contemplate. You're consubstantial (sorry, big word for an infant) with Him, which is truly incredible. But at the same time you became man. Your Father, good and loving as He is, has made you the perfect sacrifice on the altar of sin. 

You're just a baby now, but one day you're going to save us all. It sounds like a big task, I know, but I'll be praying for you. Pray for me too, 'cause I'm really going to need your help. I sin so much Lord, hard as I try not to. I'm so corrupted, Jesus, and so unworthy of your love. Please help me. Being a teenager is pretty hard. It's bad enough being constantly temperamental, hormonal and moody, but on top of that we have to deal with the temptations of a sinful world- it's near impossible to devote to You all that you deserve. For the times when I'm 'too busy' for you, or can't be bothered to spend time with my Creator and Saviour, I'm truly sorry. 

I think your coming as a baby is pretty significant. In a modern world that has such little reverence for the dignity of the unborn child, you came as a helpless baby as a message of hope and love. I pray that all unborn children may be protected in your love. Help the world to better revere the gift of life. Help them to understand that a person is a person, no matter how small. You're pretty tiny right now, Jesus, and yet you're the most important person that ever lived. 

I know you can't yet read, 'cause you're just a baby, but then again, you are God, so you know what's in my heart before I even write it. I just wanted to thank you. So very, very much. You came from heaven, humbling yourself as an infant, to save me from my sin. I love you, truly and purely, with all of my heart, and hope earnestly and ardently that I may be worthy of your love.

With all my heart, soul and strength, I am ever yours,

Kate

Truly HE taught us to love one another:

HIS law is love and HIS gospel is peace.

Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother,

and in HIS name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we!

Let all within us praise HIS holy name!

Christ is the Lord,

then ever, ever praise we!

Behold your king!