For the Sake of the Child

For the sake of the Child
Wisemen took another route.
Dazzled first by the star,
they found the
tiny king
covered only by
the young mother,
and the gentle boy
at her side.
The Child continued
to burn in their dreams,
brighter than the star,
and into that night
crept the warning voice
of the angel,
teaching them
the other way.
For the sake of the Child
Light will stream
from the borders
of the outcasts.
For the sake of the Child
violence will surrender
one day ...in shame.
For the sake of the Child
justice will genuflect
and love will seed
the hidden life,
given only his
infant cry
and the answer of
the poor couple
who watch and chant
his lullaby.

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