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The Arrival_5: The Promise That Changes Everything

The angels’ announcement shattered the silence of the night with blazing light: a Saviour had come, bringing peace into a weary world. The birth of Jesus was not simply an event—it was a promise fulfilled, a dawn breaking.

This Child comes for the seeker, the wandering heart, the hurting soul. He comes for shepherds and sages, the overlooked and the powerful. Advent ends with an invitation: draw near to the Christ-Child and receive the infinite grace He brings.

Let this poem draw your heart toward worship.

Poem: The Promise — Sue Heatherington

Never-ending light

streams from eternity

through this Child,

sharing our darkness

the promise of dawn as the

True Light comes.

And shall we draw near to

the beautiful Christ-Child,

this infinite love,

this infinite grace?

No welcome here

for peace bringers

in hostile worlds,

yet humanity shared

with the poor and the powerless,

as peace breaks in.

So, who does he come for,

this beautiful Christ-Child

with infinite love

and infinite grace?

For seekers and searchers,

those lost and alone,

those wondering, those hurting,

those longing for home.

So, shall we come near to

this beautiful Christ-Child,

with shepherds and sages,

and prophets and kings?

Yes, we shall bow down to

this beautiful Christ-Child

of infinite love

and infinite grace.

This beautiful Christ-Child,

with infinite love

and infinite grace,

the promisers that

changes everything.

Reflection Question

How will you “draw near” to Jesus—this beautiful Christ-Child of infinite love and grace—this Advent?

Prayer

Jesus, True Light, draw me close to You. Help me approach You with humility, gratitude, and wonder. Let Your infinite love and grace transform my life. Amen.