For the Love of Us All

THE HOLY INNOCENTS OF TODAY

In the Catholic Church

On December 28^th,

There is a feast day

Dedicated to the children of Bethlehem

Killed by the tyrant-Herod the Great

Told by the Magi

Of the birth of a new king

He tried to eliminate ALL possible rivals

“Then Herod called the Magi secretly

And found out from them

The exact time the star had appeared

He sent them to Bethlehem and said,

“Go and make

A careful search for the child

As soon as you find him

Report to me

So that I too

May go and worship him”                                                      Matthew 2:7-8

But the Magi were too smart for him

After being warned in a dream

Not to go back to Herod

They returned to their country

By a different route

And Mary and Joseph

Fled to Egypt with Jesus

As Herod killed all the first born sons in Bethlehem

Thus the Holy Innocents

Are considered to be martyrs-BECAUSE

Not only did they die for Christ

Bit they died

In place of Christ

But the story

DOES NOT END THERE

Children today

Are being used as gun-toting soldiers

And we have case after case

Of children being sexually abused

And on and on and on

Children are paying for adult crimes

In every country

In every area of life

And most recently

We have the tragedy

In Newtown, Connecticut

Where 26 innocent people were killed

Including twenty children

Let the children come

WHAT ARE WE DOING

To our children

It is time for GOOD people

To stand up

To be a positive example for our children

“Let the children come to me

And do not hinder them

For the KINGDOM OF GOD

Belongs to such as these

I tell you the truth

Anyone who will not receive

The kingdom of God

Like a little child

Will never enter into it”                             

And he took the children

Into his arms

Put his hands on them and blessed them”                                               Mark 10:14-16

Dear Lord-we pray

For the Holy Innocent children

Lost and hurt 2,000 years ago

And we pray

For all the innocent children

Lost and hurt through all the years

As well as in today’s evil world

“And he said,

“I tell you the truth

Unless you change and become

Like little children

You will never

Enter into the kingdom of heaven

Therefore whoever humbles himself

Like this child

Is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven

And whoever welcomes a little child

Like this-WELCOMES ME”                                                         Matthew 18:3-5

LORD-PLEASE HELP US

To build a safer country and world

For our children

So we can truly say.

“LET THEM COME”

Robert P. Wallman

12-28-12

Ps        Today is the feast of the HOLY FAMILY-Dear Lord-we pray for ALL

            Families today that they might be able to LIVE with that same peace,

            Unity, and LOVE that the Holy Family-Jesus-Mary-and Joseph did

            And we pray for the SAFETY of all our children-and that we BEGIN

            To BUILD a better world for them