Sidney L. Rootes ::(>

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January Essay 

Award Winner...

PRINCE OF PEACE

In the distance you could see the streaks of THUNDER as it CLASHED across the HEAVENLIES...

This was not an ordinary nite...there was something in the air the smell of sulfur was faint but there.

 Over head  the sky became as dark as the darkest night...the clouds moved ever so lively as they

danced across the sky...and the rumbling as that of the stomach making way for something new is all one could hear...

 The Angel said:

Born this day in the city of David is the Savior of all mankind...Rejoice and be glad for

tomorrow is for ever...

...and that’s what the Angel said.

My body stood frozen as I listened to these words and the site I just saw...Glory be to GOD I thought to myself

as my body shook with a mixture of delight and amazement...

 I looked to the East...There brighter then the brightest light a star...not just any star for this pointed the way...to the blessed hope...the beginning ...and perfector of my faith...the fulfillment of my understanding.

And the Angels sang:

Glory to the new born KING born this night in Bethlehem...

born is the HOPE, the great IAM, with this STAR that shines so BRIGHT...the WISEST of the WISE this night will follow...

on bended knees, I bow my head and lift my hands to MY LORD and KING...

I give Thanks, Praises, and HONOR to my PRINCE OF PEACE...

My body started to TREMBLE and SHAKE at the AWESOME awareness of what was now taking place..

I then began to run toward the Star and Reached my hands upward...

Then as I heard the THUNDER CLASH a second time I was quickly reminded of my surroundings...

and the SOUND of NAILS SMASHING THROUGH FLESH and BONE!   The Pain on HIS face crushed

my heart, HOW could they do this to HIM I felt the horror of what was happening in front of me

why did it ever have to come to this...

And the Angels sang...

Glory to the SON OF MAN the KING born in Bethlehem...

HE is the hope, the great I AM, with HIS life HE was to be and IS OUR SALVATION!

And...the WISEST of the WISE this night will follow...

on bended knees, I bow my head and lift my hands to my LORD and KING...

I give Thanks, Praises, and HONOR to my PRINCE of PEACE!

And then they lifted HIM up for all

the world to see, the PAIN, the BLOOD, the LOVE this man shed for All

MANKIND for with HIS DEATH

we have LIFE FOREVER!