This is Why You Came

Tonight I was reading through Katie Davis' blog (Kisses from Katie) and as I moved through post after post of hers about the absolute squalor and brokenness all around her and yet the amazing abundance of God's love and faithfulness and grace and provision I found myself overwhelmed by two things:
     1. We live in a horribly, horribly broken world, and
     2. Out of that very mess we have the origins of the gospel and the coming of a Savior.
And in the reflection on that came this...


This is why you came,
In a stable, a setting dirty, simple, lowly, and plain,
Heaven lost and seeming nothing to gain,
This is why you came.

This is why you came,
To bind the broken, love the unlovely, heal the lame,
Bringing sanity to a world gone insane,
This is why you came.

This is why you came,
Endured the beatings, the torture, and the shame,
Paid the price though you weren't to blame,
This is why you came.

This is why you came,
A perfect sacrifice as blood flowed from your veins,
Brining glory to the Father's name,
This is why you came.

This is why you came,
Though our sins were like scarlet - to cleanse the stains,
So that we might never be the same,
This is why you came.

This is why you came,
Placed your love in our hearts - a burning flame,
Holy, holy, holy we'll forever proclaim,
This is why you came.

This is why you came,
The width and breadth of the world is your domain,
All to increase the Father's fame,
This is why you came.

This is why you came,
From your throne up in heaven you will reign,
Lord of all through eternity you remain,
This is why you came.

May dispair, sorrow, grief, and sadness give way to thanksgiving and praise as we remember why he came and what he came to do...