Advent Day 9: Family Ties

Day Nine:
Family Ties

Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung
Of Jesse's lineage coming
As seers of old have sung

According to the Bible, Jesus was descended from Jesse through King David. The Jesse tree, an Advent tradition, is a symbol of what family means in the story of Jesus' birth.

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