Chapter 5: Oh Holy Night

“Long lay the world in sin and error pining
till He appeared and the soul felt its worth”


It would be pretty hard to live life fully if your soul felt no worth. We yap about the importance of “self esteem,” latching onto our physical image, education, work, and relationships as the primary reflections of it.

But if the soul could not feel its worth, I doubt our self esteem would take us very far. We would always end up inside a void and that emptiness would steadily seep into our perceptions. We would likely live our lives forever falling short, constantly yearning for deeper meaning.



Cloth swaddled Christ at birth
restricting His limbs to ensure proper growth
limbs He would use to reach outward to us

Cloth shrouded Christ at death
absorbing the marks of His suffering and resurrection
leaving a road map to our salvation

In the stillness of the holy night
the light of the Lord suddenly appears
swaddling our souls in worth