Advent Devotion for December 22

What The Donkey Saw

U.A. Fanthorpe

No room in the inn , of course,
And not that much in the stable
What with the shepherds, Magi, Mary,
Joseph, the heavenly host-
Not to mention the baby
Using our manger as a cot.
You couldn't have squeezed another cherub in
For love nor money

Still, in spite of the overcrowding,
I did my best to make them feel wanted.
I could see the baby and I
Would be going places together