B is for Peace on [and in] Earth

* I was asked to read a piece of poetry [let's call it that] today in Church [Sunday 16th, December] based on the day's theme - "God Dwells With Us". I wrote this - Peace on [and in] Earth. I'm not talking about the big blue orb [or little blue orb actually] but mankind. The account in Genesis says, that man was crafted from Dirt. Dirt is another word for "Earth" [so says Mac Thesaurus]. So when we say, The Our Father Prayer for example, and recite "... on Earth as it is in Heaven", we [should] make it personal because we understand that Adam came from said dirt/earth. Let your will be done in us [earth] as it is in Heaven. Incidentally, I've been wondering WHY DIRT? Couldn't God make us from Tree Bark? Dirt is pliable - yes but... it's soft and can be molded into anything - which was probably the point but Dirt is also fragile and if my life is anything to go by, Dirt can crumble in hands..... STILL, here it is Peace on earth; co-opting the Christmas story in a new way. Enjoy. Pax.

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Oh! That there would be Peace On Earth

Oh that… somewhere where it’s dark

Somewhere… where it’s cold and

The moon is so far away

Oh that a light would burst out.

Something to look to.

Something to… look towards

Forward

A path

A sign. A settlement for a King.

Then there would be peace on earth.

Oh that… we would hear it

That someone would say, Be.Not.Afraid.

And Heaven would concur with a song.

On those nights

When it’s cold

When earth is alone with its heart-complications

And a light would shine out and showed a way out.

Then there would be peace in earth.

And Earth would seek out God

Weary feet would find where He was

And we would see God

And we’d just drop there

Just bow there,

For at last Emmanuel would be with us

God…. Would be with us.

Light would be within us.

Then there would be joy in our world

Then there would be goodwill to ALL… men.

There there would be Peace on Earth

Peace IN Earth

Peace in THIS Earth

Tracy j Hutchings

Dec. 15th, 2012