“Foreshadowing the union of the World! From all the ends of earth we come! Old Night, the elder sister of the Day, Mother of Dawn in the golden East, Meets in the misty twilight with her brood, Pale and black, tawny, red and brown, The mighty human rainbow of the world… The Buddha walks with Christ!… But here—here in the white Silence of the Dawn, Before the Womb of Time, With bowed hearts… We face the birth-pangs of a world: We hear the stifled cry of Nations all but born—The wail of women ravished of their stunted brood! We see the nakedness of Toil, the poverty of Wealth, We know the Anarchy of Empire, and doleful Death of Life! And hearing, seeing, knowing all, we cry: Save us, World-Spirit, from our lesser selves! Grant us that war and hatred cease, Reveal our souls in every race and hue! Help us, O Human God, in this Thy Truce, To make Humanity divine! (A Hymn To The People – W.E.B. DuBois)
Prayer: Beautiful Spirit, Give birth to Divinity in us.
Question: What is my prayer for my human family?
December 22, 2024 Gospel Luke 1:39-45 Fourth Sunday of Advent