Into the Darkest Hour by Madeleine L’Engle

It was a time like this,
war & tumult of war,
a horror in the air.
Hungry yawned the abyss –
and yet there came the star
and the child most wonderfully there.

It was a time like this
of fear & lust for power,
license & greed and blight –
and yet the Prince of bliss came into the darkest hour
in quiet & silent light.

And in a time like this
how celebrate his birth
when all things fall apart?
Ah! Wonderful it is:
with no room on the earth,
the stable is our heart.

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This episode was written and recorded by Diana Butler Bass. Diana is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture.It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Snow on the Lower East Side by Monarch Trio, and Silent Night by Hill.

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