What Babe Is This?
Vulnerable Babe takes on the madding crowd
It’s Christmas night and City in mystery shroud
Beasts of burden eager waiting in a holy hush
Prince of Peace drew us from the rage and rush
Angels on high visit the wretched Shepherds
God announces gladsome gracious words
Outcasts profligate ne’er do well included
O Star of Bethlehem your long wait rewarded
Poor are glad, King Herod and priests enraged
Humble promoted, oppressed mercy engaged
New Order of the Heart’s liberation unveiled
Swords turn to ploughshares barriers scaled
Turning Tables beginning in the Stable
Mary said Yes…Joseph said but… Yes
Augustus Caesar directed to call Census
God Almighty as Helpless Babe – Dress
Takes on Caesar, Herod, Priest the press
Rags His armour, straw bed His throne
Innocence His weapon, love to His own
What Saviour is this, where’s His Glory – Lying in a Manger
Though Dawkins puffs and Hawking huffs – God not in danger
To Invade the Mighty Roman Empire - man’s injustice and fear
God Babe ushered by a Virgin as foretold by Isaiah the Seer
Immanuel – God with us, for us, in us, thru us – ne’er against us
It’s time again for beauty, truth, love, hope and build up trust
- Dr Lalith Mendis
(The writer is the Director of the Colombo Empathic Learning Centre)