Lael ArringtonA Christmas Lament – Lael Arrington https://laelarrington.com Faith and Culture: Live Wisely Love Well Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:15:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 73081510 A Christmas Lament https://laelarrington.com/2015/12/a-christmas-lament/ https://laelarrington.com/2015/12/a-christmas-lament/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:30:00 +0000 admin http://laelarrington.com/?p=2424 The overlooked dark side of Christmas resonates with the pain and loss of San Bernardino, yet brings us more deeply into the true hope and comfort of Advent

Massacre of the Innocents-Rubens

O Come Emmanuel, Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine Advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death’s dark shadows put to flight

In the midst of joy to the world and hark the herald angels sing
In the midst of employee seminar/Christmas lunch, taking pictures by the tree, ten minute break
Shots rip flesh and fourteen families apart

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