Christ Unrecognized by His People
Illustration★★★★Christ was unrecognized by His own people in His own world. Mary E. Coleridge, the great-great niece of the famous Samuel Taylor Coleridge, reminds us of the loveliness of Jesus in the very hour of His birth: I saw a stable, low and very bare, A little child in a manger. The oxen knew Him, had Him in their care, To men He was a stranger— The safety of the world was lying there, And the world’s danger.
The point
Mary Coleridge's poem reflects on Jesus's birth in humble obscurity, unrecognized by the world while holding its safety.
Scripture
John 1:11
Audience
Children
Tone
Reverent · Poignant
To tell aloud
under a minute · 78 words