No Vacancy
A journey – long and hard,
A couple – tired and worn,
A town – o’erwhelmed with guests,
An Inn – but ‘No Vacancy’.
A night – so cold and dark,
A girl – so great with child,
A man – concerned and worried,
The news – No vacancy.
Lives – so busy and full,
Hearts – so brittle and cold,
Souls – so indifferent and hard,
Haughty Attitudes – No Vacancy.
No Vacancy, No room, Fully Occupied,
No space for the Son of God.
Closed doors, closed hearts,
No Vacancy – No Room for the Savior of Man.
An Innkeeper – feeling compassion,
Space – in the animals pen,
Bed of straw – animal’s manger,
The only Vacancy found.
Quiet spot – a baby born,
A Savior for the World.
Humble beginnings – no Kingly birth,
Just a man, a girl, and God’s Creatures.
An angel – and shepherds and sheep,
Glad tidings – and heaven’s song,
A trip to town – in wonder and awe,
Bowing in adoration and praise.
Eastern Kings – traveling far
A star – a dazzling miracle!
Gifts of gold – fit for a King!
Presented to the tiny Child.
Another king – cruel and proud,
In his heart – No Vacancy!
No room for another – soul so hard,
Jealous and making men suffer.
Hearts so hard, lives so full
Souls turned cold by the world
Do actions and attitudes all portray?
In us – No Vacancy?
Tiny Child – blameless life,
Sacrifice – unblemished, pure,
Dying to save, Rising again,
Removing ‘No Vacancy’!
Gift of Love – freely offered,
Acceptance brings freedom from sin,
Souls washed white – hearts made soft,
Room – there is room for Him!!
-Jill Elaine Flory
She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped Him snugly in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger because there was no lodging available for them. – Luke 2:7 NLT
Wishing you all a very Merry, Bright, and Blessed Christmas.
Sew a Fine Seam
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Beautiful and convicting!
Thank you Emily!
Beautiful….
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great post hope you had a very merry christmas
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Thank you! Happy New Year!
Beautifully told. Thank you.
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Beautiful and meaningful, Jill. Thanks for the perspective!
Liz
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Thank you Liz! I got your email – so nice to hear from you! I’m out-of-town and for some reason I can’t send email right now – just receive it. If the problem persists when I get home I will call my ISP.
Great poem!
have a wonderful New Year
~Val
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Thank you Val – have a wonderful New Year too!
What a perfect sign for Christmas!! Smart idea! Thank you for joining Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
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Thank you Sherry!
What a beautiful post~ thank you for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday!
Thank you Courtney, I love your blog and really enjoy linking up with you!