On Incarnation Day

Christ first arrived on Incarnation Day,
nine months before His famous Christmas birth,
from that first hour He came to us to stay,
from happy heaven, He dropped to sinful earth.

When Mary gave her yes, Christ was conceived,
Divine and human, He was like no other,
His Spirit and flesh incarnate was achieved,
united God-Man thus made her God’s mother.

March 25th God sent great Gabriel here,
the maid agreed to his Annunciation,
more than Christ’s birth, this day should give us cheer,
for He became Emmanuel Incarnation.

O Christ, let’s celebrate March twenty-five,
since then You’ve been with us--Divine, alive.

                                    by Pete Voelz       3/24/15