Christmas and New Year,
now they are over;
but all the good cheer –
is it now past?
Yes, the big question –
facing the future:
was it suggestion,
or will it last?
Babies grow bigger,
they become children;
boys in their vigour
turn into men.
Will our love likewise
grow to adulthood?
Can we the baptised
answer “Amen”?
Child in the manger,
safe and protected,
soon there’ll be danger,
conflict and loss.
We will go with you,
Advent to Easter,
and we will stay true,
cradle to cross.
(Tune: Bunessan)
Kim Fabricius
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Pam 01.09.12 at 1:45 am
“Will our love likewise grow to adulthood?”
Not until we grow up.
Not until forgiveness, as an act of love, is felt, not achieved.
Not until we stop denying what we have done, minimising it, or making excuses for it.
“The holiest of all the spots on earth is when an ancient hatred has become a present love”.
A Course in Miracles