Poem: The men who rode to Bethlehem
Originally published in Australian Presbyterian magazine. I forget the year … but, ’tis the season!
THE MEN WHO RODE TO BETHLEHEM
a star
and under it,
would the men who rode to bethlehem
have caught joseph
playing at peekaboo
with the child at mary’s breast?
perhaps
perhaps they knelt–
like we see them in shop windows–
and gave their gifts
of gold and myrrh and frankincense,
their wandering
having led to wonder,
to the baby at rest
in the manger
and if i had stole away
in a pack on the mule’s back
of the men who rode to bethlehem,
and if i had seen what they saw,
or if i had… Continue reading ...
Quote: Successors of spiritual failure
The Bible, the most honest book in the world, paints a terrible picture of the moral and spiritual failures of God’s chosen people, the Jews, throughout their history; and Christians are their successors.
Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and King’s College; quote from Making Sense Out of Suffering
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