Dayspring. An interesting word, don’t you think?
Poetic and gentle—yet, strong and full of power.
Out of curiosity, I looked up this word:
day·spring
[dey-spring]
noun, Archaic.
dawn; daybreak.
That’s pretty.
But “archaic?” Hmm. I suppose the terminology is archaic, but…
The Dayspring—the One who is the Hope of the earth—He’s timeless.
Brings new life to the familiar carol lyrics: “…with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.”
The Dayspring. The Dawn of redeeming grace.
Newborn babe, yet altogether Lord. 
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Surely not archaic in power. Redeeming grace – such power, such beauty.
The beginning…the dawn…of grace. The Dayspring.
Jesus—gentle enough to be a newborn baby, powerful enough to be Lord. 
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Brenda,
Interesting breaking apart of the word dayspring. He IS the beginning…the dawn of grace! Amen.
Advent blessings to you sweet friend…keeping you in my prayers.
Bev ((Hugs)),
xoxo
Continued prayers for you too, friend. Hope you’re feeling better and S as well. ((hug))
You are a #wordnerd, Brenda! Love it!
Yay for Word Nerds! 😀 xoxo
Dayspring is so much more than a subsidiary of Hallmark, right?
I love this, Brenda, and during this time of year when we hold up all the words about Jesus and enjoy their truth, this is one that I”ve not read about!
So much more, indeed. Thanks for being here and being such an encouragement, friend. ♥
Love this, Brenda, as I never thought of it before. Grateful our Lord was the dawn of grace! Blessings!
Hope your household is having a beautiful advent season, friend. May His presence be ever near. ♥
Dayspring. Ah yes, yes, Brenda.
There’s hope and beauty, joy and anticipation floating through those letters all strung together …
Your encouragement is a blessing, Linda. Thank you. Hope you’re having a wonderful advent season. ♥
I love the word too, Brenda.
Thank you for sharing your reflections. Especially
“The beginning…the dawn…of grace. The Dayspring”.
It’s an easy word to love, isn’t it, friend? Thanks for being here and sharing. xoxo
I hope your December has gotten off to a great start!
Back at you, Lisa. 🙂
The dawn of grace- beautiful and true! Thanks for this reflection. <3
Thanks for being here and sharing, Rachel. It’s been lovely to connect with you. ♥
So sweet. Poetic. Hope-filled. Inspiring. All these words come to my mind as I read yours, Brenda. <3
Thank you for your gracious encouragement, friend. May the Lord bless this advent season with beauty and laughter. ♥
So beautiful! Great reminder this season 🙂
Thanks for being here and sharing, friend. Hope you have a wonderful season. xoxo
Brenda, I loved your line, “Jesus—gentle enough to be a newborn baby, powerful enough to be Lord” Your illustrating graphic was awesome, too!
It’s so amazing that Jesus would clothe Himself in flesh and move into the neighborhood. (see John 1:14 MSG) I don’t know about you, but I’ve not always lived in the best neighborhoods! So glad He stooped down to us.
“…moved into the neighborhood.” Love that, Jerralea. I’m amazed by that right along with you. Thanks for being here, have enjoyed connecting with you. Hope you have a wonderful season.
Thank you for your words on dayspring. I had no idea the full meaning. Hope you have a fabulous day.
Wishing you fabulous day and season as well, Maree. ♥
Beautiful! We just had to use the word archaic in home work this week. I don’t know why but I love the way it falls off the tongue. Have a great week friend!
Never thought about it, but it is kind of a fun word, isn’t it? 🙂 Thanks for being here and sharing Meg. Hope your advent season is overflowing with His presence. ♥
Thank you for this beautiful study! Sometimes those “archaic” words have such a fullness to them that we have forgotten. Dayspring, it fits so well with another description of Jesus, “Daystar,” that came to my mind as I read your words! He is our Precious Lord, so full of beauty for us! Blessings to you!
That’s a word I had never thought much about. I love it! Thanks for sharing.