Shine On, Star of Bethlehem
Is that a
star
that
steady-moving light
or
pseudo-star projecting stars
of stage and
screen
to entertain
and titillate
consumption-weary minds?
Is that a
star?
Is that an
angel
that soft
seductive voice
promising bliss -
sun and blue sky,
a
top-range car, fortune (it could be me!)
paradise
- and at such little cost?
Is that an
angel?
The star
shines clear
above a
shelter on a city street
where lies a
child caught in a web
of
poverty, helpless and innocent
victim of
powerful people's greed.
There shines
the star.
The angel
speaks
to
workers in the fields
(or in the
kitchens of the noisy inn)
bringing news of peace on earth
with
justice and goodwill to humankind.
There speaks the angel.
God of the
real, the true,
speak
through your living Word
and show us
how
to see the
artificial for itself
and in
today's real world
to
recognize the angel and the star.
- Mrs Rose Mary
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