my birthday card...

Once, before the foundation of the world,

Jesus and His Father had a conversation

about the great plan of redemption.

That conversation included you.

Jesus looked down the corridors

of time and knew that you would be born.

He saw your needs when He said

to His Father, "I will go."

At the Father's appointed time,

Jesus came to earth so that you would

never need to be far from Him.

What an incredible journey He made;

what an overwhelming expression

of love He made; wat an

aweseome purpose He had in mind.

You were on His heart.

When He left His home in

heaven, He saw you;

when He became a man on earth,

He was seeking you;

when He stretched out His hands

upon the cross, He was

reaching out to you;

when He returned to His Father,

He was preparing a place for you.

You are the sheep He has

come to shepherd, to guide, to feed,

to protect, to shelter, and to carry.

You are the one He calls His own.

~Roy Lessin~