An Advent Sonnet of Isaiah’s Hope
Upon the lands where shadows long have lain,
A dawn breaks forth, Isaiah’s word fulfilled;
In Gaza’s grief, in Ukraine’s frozen pain,
The promise shines where hearts are bruised yet stilled.
The USA, with restless striving worn,
And Somalia, where hunger cries aloud,
All nations wait for mercy’s tender morn,
A shoot from Jesse rising through the cloud.
The wolf shall dwell beside the lamb in peace,
The child shall play where once the serpent coiled;
From war’s fierce hand, the strife shall find release,
And earth be healed where hope was long despoiled.
So Advent sings: the world in travail groans,
Yet Light has come to claim all lands as His own.
Prayer
God of Light and Peace,
In Gaza, Ukraine, Somalia, the USA, and across the earth, let your dawn arise.
Shine into our darkness, heal our divisions, and guide us into the way of peace.
Through Christ, the Prince of Peace, we pray. Amen.
Wondering Pilgrim 