Dear
Friends, Colleagues, Co-workers for a Just Peace,
Between the dark and the daylight
when Creation groans and the 99% awakens
when Spring bursts forth in the deserts
and landscapes change with comings and goings...
Comes a pause in the endless labor
a time to ponder and marvel God's favor -
the promise of Christmas, the redemption of hope.
"The Light shines in darkness."
Emmanuel, God-with-us, in our human condition:
the darkness of dehumanizing poverty, of violence
and injustice, of alienation and powerlessness...
reminding us of our capacity for hope
and inherent compassion.
May our hearts be an open manger,
a square for God to Occupy..
Our lives aglow with healing, forgiveness
And peace - God's love to glorify!
May the Joy and Hope and Peace of Christ
Be yours this Christmas and always!
Terence, Wanyu, Kitty, Fanny, Mrs. Cheuk
The ACPP Team
December 2011 |