Sun, 8 December 2019
Leddy Hammock “Stables” by Peter Mayer “In Bethlehem a manger waits, long ago and so today, And so do countless stables stand in hearts as harsh as desert lands, Love that opens fists of hate, heaps of gold on beggars’ plates, And walls of stables tremble so when winds of fear and judgment blow. Oh, Love, the prophets’ only word, the only lesson left to learn, Love that sees with mercy’s eyes, holds its arms out open wide, So, may the lamps of stables glow brightly lit that light may go |