The Keeper Of The Inn Meets The Keeper Of The Stars Poem by Loyd C Taylor Sr

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.7) And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2: 6-7 KJV

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'Mister, ' Joseph asked, 'do you have a room where my expectant wife and I might stay? '
The innkeeper replied, 'Sorry, I do not, but I can offer a stall spread with clean dry hay. '

I wish I could do more, but Caesar's decree has created a large, demanding crowd.
These politicians and politics make it hard on everyone, ' he grumbled out loud.

'We will gladly take it, ' Joseph said. 'It will be fine, and thank you so much for your care.
We've come a long way. It will be nice to rest and to get her out of this cold air.'

'Here, Mary, let me help you down from the beast. Come, lie down in this warm corner over here.'
No sooner had they settled down than Mary cried, 'Joseph, my delivery is near! '

Anxiously, he took her hand, then prayed, 'Father of all living, please be with my wife and child.
Thank you for this perfect Lamb through which heaven and earth shall soon be reconciled.'

Out of the silence of that most holy night, while His star illuminated the sky,
Mary gave birth to a healthy baby boy who broke the silence with his cry.

She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and snuggled him to her breast.
Carefully, she lay him in the manger, finally closing her eyes to rest.

Joseph ran to the innkeeper's place, proudly saying, 'Come, see our newborn son! '
The keeper took a basket filled with fruit and bread and with Joseph to the stable did run.

The smell of animals filled the air as they approached where the Baby lay.
The keeper placed the basket at Mary's feet, then knelt before the child on the hay.

'He's such a beautiful babe! What healthy lungs, for I heard him cry at early morn.
What shall be the name of this sweet miracle of life who to you this day is born? '

'His name is Jesus, ' Joseph said, 'For He is come a true Savior to be.
He is the One who brings peace and goodwill, and hope for eternity! '

He is the beginning and the end, the Christ of whom prophets foretold.
He is the Creator of heaven and earth, this child whom your eyes behold.

The innkeeper gazed in wonder at the baby lying swaddled on the hay.
He smiled and said, 'The keeper of the inn has met the ‘Keeper of the stars' today.'


© 2015 Loyd C. Taylor, Sr.