The background for this poem is Matthew 1:18-25 .​ It was used as part of a sermon on this passage and was read with an improvised piano backing.The Carpenter's CradleTimber now fashioned, and rough sanded downWith piles of fresh shavings strewn on the ground.The carpenter ponders each joint and straight edgePuts down his tools upon the work ledge. Now things to consider, Jo turns to his chore.With his dream, does it mean that God wants much more?The angel commanded him,"Mary must sta [...]
