{"id":6234,"date":"2016-12-16T08:07:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6234"},"modified":"2016-12-16T08:07:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:07:41","slug":"crying-for-a-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6234","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCrying for a Christmas\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh my\u2026I heard this song yesterday for the first time (at least I believe it was the first time) and was so touched by the lyrics and tune. I pray that you will be touched by this song as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN0474.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4005 \" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN0474-300x225.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN0474-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN0474.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a>\u201cCrying for a Christmas\u201d<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are the lives of the rearranged<br \/>\nScattered souls who\u2019ve been displaced<br \/>\nnowhere else to turn<br \/>\nLike Bethlehem we have packed the place<br \/>\nHuman need fills every space<br \/>\nNo room at the inn<\/p>\n<p>Still God found a corner,<br \/>\nMade a bed down in the hay<br \/>\nCould he reappear, make his advent here<br \/>\nWill he still draw near today?<\/p>\n<p>My world is crying,<br \/>\ncrying for a Christmas<br \/>\nSome way to know for sure<br \/>\nThat our God is with us<br \/>\nWe could all use a sign<br \/>\nA little glimpse of divine<br \/>\nFor a world that still cries for Christmas<\/p>\n<p>Feeding trough on a dirty floor<br \/>\nUnimpressive welcome for<br \/>\nGod\u2019s Almighty Son<br \/>\nAre we as blind to incarnation<br \/>\nDaily proof of our salvation<br \/>\nLove\u2019s already come<\/p>\n<p>We are not abandoned,<br \/>\nAll alone in our despair<br \/>\nHe who once came down, he can still be found<br \/>\nEvery when and everywhere<\/p>\n<p>My world is crying,<br \/>\ncrying for a Christmas<br \/>\nSome way to know for sure<br \/>\nThat our God is with us<br \/>\nOnce a baby so small<br \/>\nGrew to die for us all<br \/>\nFor a world that still cries for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus you are here, Jesus you are now<br \/>\nJesus you are here, Jesus you are now<\/p>\n<p>My world is crying,<br \/>\ncrying for a Christmas<br \/>\nSome way to know for sure<br \/>\nThat our God is with us<br \/>\nWe can all be the sign<br \/>\nThat his love is alive<br \/>\nFor a world that still cries for Christmas<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t pass this one by\u2026click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vn6H8H_hSQk\">here <\/a>to listen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> \u201cCrying for a Christmas,\u201d words and music by Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody, Pirk Music, 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Oh my\u2026I heard this song yesterday for the first time (at least I believe it was the first time) and was so touched by the lyrics and tune. I pray that you will be touched by this song as well. &nbsp; \u201cCrying for a Christmas\u201d[i] &nbsp; These are the lives of the rearranged Scattered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5600,296,3438,9,30],"tags":[3665,2125,6013,6012],"class_list":["post-6234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovering-god","category-encounter","category-experiencing-god","category-reflect-god","category-sharing-god","category-worshiping-god","tag-gods-gift","tag-immanuel","tag-jesus-is-here","tag-crying-for-a-christmas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6234"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6236,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6234\/revisions\/6236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}