Behold! Behold!
The ancient story told
of desert wilderness
blooming green and gold.
From the womb of the barren
and the womb of the virgin
spring holy life!
Be strong! Be strong!
Weary hands who’ve longed
to be filled with new life
and lullaby song.
The blind eyes will open,
deaf ears be unstopped:
He comes to save!
Make straight! Make straight!
The road to the stable
for kings and shepherds
and all redeemed people!
Crown the infant our King,
as He crowns us with joy
everlasting!
Raise up the valleys!
Bow you hills!
The earth and stable
with glory are filled!
All the world’s people
will see it revealed
together!
Shout it out loud
and do not be afraid!
The Savior of all
in a manger is laid.
See how creation
and all of the nations
rejoice!
Gloria!
Jordan Elise Durbin is a cultivator of five wondrous children, a slightly out of control garden, and a small-but-efficient pottery studio. Her laundry piles can attest to her many activities and willingness to do anything but manage said piles. She can frequently be found running Ohio’s magical trails with her children, baking large quantities of buttery goodness, and writing about the woes and wonders of medieval chickenry. She is the author of The Chicken Pox: A Feathery Retelling of Hansel and Gretel, Periwinkle, and The Prodigal Fox. She has contributed to Cultivating since 2018. Jordan is the curator for the column “Cultivating A Maker’s Life”. She looks for the glory of God in every corner of creation and regularly finds it.
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