A tree was cut down
A feeding trough shorn
The carpenter not-knowing
For what it was borne
The long promised Savior
Did come on that day
He was laid in that manger
His blanket the hay
Wonder and mystery
God was made man
A moment in history
Where Christmas began
A tree was cut down
A cross of wood shorn
The carpenter now-knowing
For whom it was borne
The long promised Savior
The once cradled One thrown
Onto a cross, hung there
For our sins to atone
Wonder and mystery
That God was made man
A moment in history
Where Christmas began
Trees bloom and wane
Carpenters too
But the Christ child reigns
Forever, its true
A cradle and a cross
A manger and a tomb
A pure lamb’s life lost
For me and for you.
Pastor Jerry
Author: looking2jesus13
Jerry Conklin, born and raised in Hillsboro, Oregon, served six years in the US Navy Submarine service. After earning a degree in Nuclear Technology, he worked at Trojan Nuclear Plant as a reactor operator. In 1990, after earning a Masters Degree in Theology, he became the senior pastor of Lewis and Clark Bible Church in Astoria for 27 years, also serving as a fire department chaplain and making nine trips to Uganda for ministry work. After his wife’s cancer diagnosis, they moved to Heppner. Since 2021, he has served as the part-time hospice chaplain for Pioneer Hospice. In 2023 he helped establish South Morrow County Seniors Matter (SMCSM) and now serves at the board chairman. In February 2025 Jerry was honored as Heppner’s Man of the Year. In March 2025 Jerry was honored by US Senator Jeff Merkley for his work with SMCSM. Jerry and Laura have four children and three grandchildren.
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