This Forever Christmas
Maria V. Eyles
An occupied
country. A poor family, homeless, on a forced march. Oppressively high taxes—for
the poor and laborers. Religious hypocrites and bullies. Cruel treatment of the
weak; double standards prevailing. A government riddled with corruption and power
abuse. Indifferent rich people, into their own pleasures and exemptions from
the law. Rejection by the townspeople.
The night bitter cold. Comfort coming only from the presence and warmth of animals. Love coming only from sheep/goat herders, and from foreign astrologers of different cultures and skin colors.
The night bitter cold. Comfort coming only from the presence and warmth of animals. Love coming only from sheep/goat herders, and from foreign astrologers of different cultures and skin colors.
A
foreshadowing: The violent Slaughter of Innocents, of little children brutally
killed for no apparent reason. Flight into the starlit desert, running for their dear, fragile lives. The
people divided into bitterly opposing factions, all accusing the others of
evil, of being unfit to live or to receive God’s grace. Hatred darkens the world.
And then—An infant, “God Is With Us,”
glowing in a feeding trough, tended by angels and saints: Hope Eternal, Alight and Alive!
Blessings and Love, Forever. And Ever. Maria, JP, and Raphael
(21 Dec 2012: Not the End of the World)
(21 Dec 2012: Not the End of the World)
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