A young
family on an enforced journey
Through
weary days and fear-filled night
But in the
midst of a bewildering message from God
A glimmer of
a promise still shines bright
A flock of
humanity huddled on a hillside
Pushed out
into the darkening night
Yet in
unearthly melodies of angel song
A glimmer of
heaven’s beauty still shines bright
Strange
visitors travelling westward
Daring to
offer what gifts they might
In pinpricks
of starlight in a shadowy sky
A glimmer of
a new kingdom still shines bright
Curled in a
place fit only for animals
Hope of new
life stills a relentless plight
As in
outstretched hands of human welcome
A glimmer of
humanity still shines bright
Halting but
for a moment, as further exile waits
Struggling
onwards in hurried flight
Somewhere in
hazy dreams of a hidden future
A glimmer of
possibility still shines bright
Journeying
through the cold, dark pain of exclusion
Too many
still live with that first Christmas night
But in the
eternal resilience of the Spirit
A glimmer of
the incarnation still shines bright
Merry Christmas!
