In a world where guns are traded for grain,<\/p>\n
And where wars are condemned only for their unpleasantness<\/p>\n
In a world where a body in decay demands more respect<\/p>\n
Than one in which life is still writhing,<\/p>\n
and where the fatted calf deserves a more merciful death than a fetus<\/p>\n
In a world where a insect bite is scarier than video games,<\/p>\n
and where desires are shared with the Internet and not with friends<\/p>\n
In a world where the value of a dog is commensurate with that of a child<\/p>\n
and where love is measured in dollars instead of minutes<\/p>\n
In a world where the cross means I am right,<\/p>\n
and where people ask, “Why didn’t the Church intervene?”<\/p>\n
But let God remain only in the churches<\/p>\n
In the world where abound<\/p>\n
The fine words and empty deeds,<\/p>\n
Polished graves and bumpy roads,<\/p>\n
un-cried mourners<\/p>\n
And eyes that look away<\/p>\n
Into such a world he came,<\/p>\n
And in such a world Christ became flesh.<\/p>\n
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He was not ashamed of this world<\/p>\n
And this world he found worthy,<\/p>\n
To have eyes to weep over it,<\/p>\n
and a mouth to encourage it,<\/p>\n
to take ears to hear it,<\/p>\n
and a heart to rejoice with him,<\/p>\n
to follow with his feet the one who is lost,<\/p>\n
and to support with his hands the broken reed.<\/p>\n
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Is 42,3;\u00a0 Ex 102;\u00a0 Mt 10,28;\u00a0 Mt 8,22;\u00a0 Mt 12,12;\u00a0 Lc 3,5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"