December 25th: Song of Songs 2 & Luke 2:1-14
Alastair RobertsDecember 25th: Song of Songs 2 & Luke 2:1-14
December 24, 2021
Alastair Roberts
Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away! The birth of Jesus Christ.
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