A Baby Leapt That Day

A baby Leapt that day
A dance of ecstatic joy
Mary’s welcome blessing at the door
Elizabeth’s utterance, a prophecy of power
A privilege and honour
An understanding
Knowing the precious gift, was brought to her

A baby Leapt that day
A dance of ecstatic joy
Mothers greeting each other in joy
In Love and innocence
Dreaming of days of happiness
Unaware of the sorrows to come
Or the gifts of joy they hold for all the world

A baby Leapt that day
A dance of ecstatic joy
Great favour was upon them
Two precious children
still in their mother’s wombs
One the Prophet beheaded by a King
The other a suffering servant destined to be a King

A baby Leapt that day
A dance of ecstatic joy
Two highly favoured ladies
Miracle carrying, Sisters of the Spirit
Bearing gifts for the world
One to point to the other
One to redeem the world upon a cross

Glimmers of Hope:

Hope:

A feeling of anticipation and desire for a sure thing to happen to us

A possibility, a glimmer a spark that can grow, something to yearn for.

A real Belief that something will happen.

A symbol of something that brings us together,

a rainbow after a rainstorm or flood.

A poppy in November, a star at Christmas and a Cross at Easter!

A unity that entails we are in it together, and we stand together.

A march for a cause to bring about change, a belief in fairness!

We sometimes see a little glimmer of hope, in the people around us,

In a smile or a wave from a loved one or a little child smiling and looking through innocent eyes.

Hope is seeing people fight for what is right.

Hope is seeing people change other’s perceptions.

Hope is being rooted in the kind of God we believe in.

Hope is believing in the grace of God and being affectionate towards one another.

Hope is Imitating God in our lives, removing the darkness of our past and receiving the love offered.

Hope is not giving up and keep trying for change, pushing forward and believing that things will happen.

Hope is celebrating the losses and the wins because we have hope.

Black lives matter, and one day we will sit down together at the table of friendship and hope.

And we will not need hope anymore, because no one will be judged by the colour of their skin or the country of their birth. We shall be judged by the content of our character and the example we lead to others.

One Love!

The body of Love broken for you!
Drink at the table, one cup we share!
The blood shed in love for you.
Eat at the table, one loaf we share!
The body of love broken for all!

The body, the blood the sign that is true.
Love for all he shed his life.
This Jesus our saviour, given for you!
Come to the table!
Be renewed!

Come all who are broken, lost and forgotten.
Find love and forgiveness and a life renewed.
Share in the fellowship our love for each other!
Be made strong and new!

The body of love, broken for you!
The body of love broken now new!
New life for all, free and true!

The body of Jesus broken for you!
Drink and Eat and be made full!
Receive life anew!
Our saviour is true.

Amen.