{"id":4907,"date":"2014-01-01T08:35:01","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T08:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=4907"},"modified":"2015-02-16T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T10:27:45","slug":"a-mini-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/a-mini-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trekkers 3: A Mini-Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read Matthew Ch. 2 v 16-18.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Narrator.<\/strong>
\nA rival to the throne
\nSomewhere unseen,
\nUnknown.
\nThis would mean
\nAll little boys must die
\nWho had been
\nThat same night
\nOf visitation,
\nUnder the flame-bright
\nNight sky
\nOf that star\u2019s illumination;
\nStrange light
\nTo identify
\nThe World\u2019s light
\nAnd those who\u2019s plight
\nBecame a dark abomination.
\nWhat\u2019s a score
\nOf babes, or more?
\nSmall thing
\nFor a king
\nFrom hell to face,
\nA simple case
\nOf damage limitation.<\/p>\n

It was just a few
\nAnd rather little
\nBoys that died,
\nA mere mini-genocide.
\nBut guided by another dream,
\nIt would seem,
\nThe star King
\nHad by then gone,
\nWith father Joe
\nAnd mother Mary
\nAlready become one
\nMore refugee family.
\nSo in fact
\nThe killing proved unnecessary.<\/p>\n

But, fooled and ignored!
\nAs king from hell.
\nNo lesser thing
\nCould so bring
\nFear-blown pride
\nFrom its hide
\nAnd make it ring
\nThe death knell
\nFrom a sword.<\/p>\n

Yet a different sound
\nWas really made
\nAs the blades
\nCut each round
\nAngelic head
\nFrom trunk and limbs;
\nJust sounds of splashing
\nAs they bled.
\nNo note from steel was rung,
\nThe only note heard sung\u2019s
\nA mother\u2019s scream
\nAs over roofs it skims.<\/p>\n

In this history
\nThis mystery
\nThis partly gory story,
\nOf joy and dreams,
\nOf lies and schemes,
\nOf fools and wise
\nAnd starry skies,
\nThere\u2019s one thing more,
\nDeep and terrible,
\nThat even wise men
\nBack then
\nNever saw.<\/p>\n

Before this Truth,
\nDespite all schools
\nOf all wisdom\u2019s worldly rules,
\nAll wise become as fools;
\nThat by this birth
\nThe king of life,
\nHe came to Earth,
\nTo hell on Earth,
\nTo bring a life
\nThat\u2019s otherwise unknown to you and I.
\nBut to bring this life,
\nAn innocent must die.<\/p>\n

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