We are less than a week away from a Christmas like few others in our history, with much of the misery and lack of Christmas spirit able to be laid directly at the doorstep of one heartless and despicable human being. This poem by Robin Richstone speaks to some of what makes this Christmas memorable for all the wrong reasons ...
Have a good day, enjoy the rest of your weekend, and love your neighbor.
The Christmas Story
by Robin Richstone
We know by heart these stories
of a cold world, unwelcoming inn,
the murderous tyrant,
Mary on a donkey, escape,
how cruel, how long ago, how far
from what we mean to sing,
O Come, O Come,
to the weary, the terrified,
Mary's heart beating fast,
her grip on the baby,
the strains of it fill the shops,
the streets, flow down rivers,
cross seas, cross borders,
the refugee mother kneels
to change her infant in
an open field, the shepherds gone,
the angels quiet,
her safety now
completely up to us.
More thoughts later.
Bilbo
"heartless and despicable human being"
ReplyDeleteYou're being too kind.