Adventus

An Advent Reflection


Time dawned and chaos was made order,

man came alive within a garden’s border,

within the garden’s border man died

when he disobeyed God and bowed to pride.



Darkness and chaos twined the world ’round,

but with the curse a promise was found,

up would grow a tender young shoot;

A King would rise from Jesse’s root.



A King would rise like light in the dark,

One unbranded by sin’s cruel mark,

to free his people from the grave,

from sin’s tyranny, which made them slaves.



The Light of the world, mighty to save,

was born bloody and frail in a dark cave;

He grew up, a tender shoot as foretold,

the prophet cried: “The Lamb of God, behold!”



The Dayspring from on high came down

to open darkened eyes, to wear a thorn-crown;

He died bloody and broken on a cross,

Unbranded by sin, but smeared by its dross.



Day dawned anew when the Light rose,

sin’s consequence paid—Death in its throes

was undone within a garden’s border;

man, made alive, chaos, made order.



{Previously published at Conciliar Post, re-published by permission}

 

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