Holy Innocents

A VOICE IS HEARD IN RAMAH, LAMENTATION AND BITTER WEEPING. RACHEL IS WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN



HOLY INNOCENTS



HEROD’S SOLDIERS ARE BUSY AGAIN IN DARFUR
SUDAN
SOMALIA
NIGER AND BANGLADESH
IRAQ
LATIN AND SOUTH AMERICA
USA

HAVE THEY EVER BEEN IDLE

WE STRUGGLE TO KEEP CHILDREN ALIVE IN THE WOMB
AND KILL THEM DAILY
WITH POVERTY
HUNGER
SICKNESS
WAR

ARE HEROD’S MEN BEING MORE MERCIFUL
ARE HEROD’S MEN ANGELS OF MERCY
BRINGING RELIEF IN TIMES OF TRIAL

THE LEGEND IS THAT CHRIST DIED
IN PART
TO BE WITH THE INNOCENTS
TO BE WITH THOSE WHO SUFFERED FOR HIM
TO BE WITH THOSE WHO DIED FOR NO GOOD REASON
TO BE WITH THOSE WHO DIE FOR NO GOOD REASON


TO BE POWERLESS IN THE FACE OF RACHEL’S PAIN
READING
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU.............................

CHRIST CALLS OUT
IN THE VOICE OF ALL THOSE WHO ARE ABANDONED
ALL THOSE WHO ARE POWERLESS
ALL THOSE WHO ARE SPEECHLESS
ALL THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED NO VALUE
AND CRIES OUT
WHY

AND THE INNOCENTS CRY
WHY DID WE DIE

AND IN THE FACE OF RACHEL’S PAIN
WE ARE MUTE
ASHAMED
HUMBLED
AND POOR



FRANK A VOLLMER