Daily Devotional #1,762

Do your remember this from growing up? 
 Mary had a little lamb  
Its fleece was white as snow  
And everywhere that Mary went  
 The lamb was sure to go  
It followed her to school one day  
 Which was against the rules  
It made the children laugh and play  
 To see a lamb at school  
And so, the teacher turned it out  
 But still, it lingered near  
And waited patiently 'til Mary did appear  
It was a poem that was written by Sarah Josepha Hale on May 24, 1830. I was wondering if it had been written  as a subtle portrayal of Jesus Christ, who is called the Lamb of God. But apparently Sarah was a schoolteacher  200 years ago and a student named Mary did have her little lamb follow her to school. She snuck it in the  classroom, but it was discovered and the lamb ended up outside patiently waiting for Mary at the end of the  school day. It is a cute story, but I still see some of the person of this Jesus of the Bible in this poem. This Jesus  is named the Lamb of God, and the Bible declares him sinless…as white as snow. And he is the one who  promised us that he would be with those who love him…every day and in every place they go. And there are  places where he is not welcome…that he is seen as a distraction, a bother to some. But he is always there,  lingering around waiting for you and me to “appear” and receive his love and kindness and forgiveness. I’m  glad Sarah Hale wrote that…it is a cute and gentle poem. But to me, I see my best friend ever and will always  be reminded of his holiness, his abiding presence and his patient waiting for me to come to him and embrace  him in my life. Here’s our Bible verse for today…  
John 1:29 NLT The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes  away the sin of the world!  
Remember I’m praying for you!  
With love, PJ