On the Edge of Peace
Advent is a time of waiting.
Waiting in the dark, on the edge of the Light that is coming.
Waiting on the edge of Peace.
As we wait for the presence of Christ,
what Peace are we waiting for Christ’s Light to bring?
What Peace are we longing for?
When we look around in this darkness…
We see unrest on our borders
And we see persecution of people in the land where Jesus came from.
We see people fighting to suppress others
And people desperate to be seen.
We see powers at war
And the powerless with no escape.
We long for the Light in this Darkness.
Restore us, O God.
We wait for you to shine your Light over here
Where we stand
On the edge of Peace.
Jennifer Melton
Advent Poem #2: Peace
In a world gone hysterical with phobia,
Foaming at the mouth about rights and retaliation,
Spewing propaganda and violence
towards flesh-and-blood humans
In a world where God is twisted into a
Thirsting need for power,
Dominating others who tremble
at their version of a kingdom
In a world that blames the victims,
Accusing the innocent of crimes,
Blocking entrance to the outcasts
who cry for shelter from bitter cold.
Into this world came a baby
Struggling in his mangy crib,
Reminding us that the divine
was housed in the humble, the helpless.
So in this world we pray:
Blessed are those who hunger for right,
Righteous are those who strive for peace,
and peaceful are those who learn to Love.
Teryn O’Brien
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