Advent 2014 Reflection - Week 2

Sr. Karol Ann and the Hoefer family's favorite Christmas album is Todd Agnew's "Do You See What I See".  Sister Karol Ann references one of the songs in her second Advent reflection.  I copied the lyrics to "This is All I Have to Give" after the reflection.  Happy Advent!!

Todd Agnew talks about the meaning of the lyrics: http://youtu.be/mGuU9u-E2Fc

"This is all I have to give (Joseph)" Lyrics

by Todd Agnew | from the album Do You See What I See?

I'd always dreamed I'd build a cradle we'd lay you in when we brought you home, when we brought you home,
But there you lay, fast asleep in a feed trough; it was all that I could find.

I'd always hoped you'd have my eyes, maybe a little bit of the skill of my hands,
But, as I look into your eyes, I see your hands created mine.

This is all I have to give,
You can share my home and bear my name, but this is not how you should live,
The son of God has become the son of man - this is all I have to give.

I'd always thought about I'd teach you how to build your first chair, and how to treat your mum, your lovely mum,
And how to explain the reckless love of God to your simple mind,
What can I offer you, my son, when you're the living, breathing proof of everything I hoped could possibly be true?

This is all I have to give,
You can share my home and bear my name, but this is not how you should live,
And the son of God has become the son of man, and this is all I have to give.

Why couldn't God have chosen another man?
How can I lead this family...lead when I don't understand?
How can I take the place of your Dad, when I cannot explain even how you came to be?
My sweet Jesus, my baby boy.

This is all I have to give,
You can share my home and bear my name, but this is not how you should live,
The son of God has become the son of man, the glory of God taking the form of man,
May the grace of God shine upon this man, 'cause this is all I have to give.