‘Tis the Season: God with Us
“The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.”
--A prophetic vision of God’s peaceful realm
(Isaiah 11:6)
Thursday: An attempt at poetry for the season
A little child will lead them the sacred Scriptures say,
So I can’t help but think of children as I write today.
Will a little child hold back tears when they have to be heard?
Why then do I feel that crying is so absurd?
Will a little child, even when mad, get physical and
decide they want to fight?
Why then is warfare and killing a part of the news every night?
If peace is the gift that Creator and Child decided to bring,
Then why is it that the sounds of weapons
throughout the world still ring?
As I prepare my soul for a gift that will lead me
down an uncharted way,
May I open my heart fully and listen for the child teaching me to play?
--Ben Keckler
12.16.10
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