Rachel Cried Out
“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they are no more.”
Hope was born before the massacre;
Jesus Christ was swaddled in a manger.
Why Rachel? She died in childbirth.
She cried out in her sadness.
Rachel cried out, “Ben Oni,”
son of my mourning.
Jacob renamed him, Benjamin.
Rachel cried out.
Massacre of the innocents,
those sweet boys delivered
out of Bethlehem’s reach
and into Abraham’s bosom.
Into Egypt, Mary and Joseph
and their bundle of good news and great joy,
until God called them out of Egypt.
“Prepare the way for the Lord,”
spoken before John the Baptist
was beheaded because of a lustful dance.
Sufferings abound amidst the healings.
There are tares amidst the wheat.
Snatch them out, you would think,
but for now they’re a necessary favor.
God’s mercy and grace
draws all men to Himself.
“For God so loved the world
in this way: He gave his one
and only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him
will not perish but have
eternal life.”
“In Him was life, and that life was
the light of men. That light shines
in the darkness, and yet
the darkness did not overcome it.”
Mary would also feel the nails
that pierced her son’s wrists and ankles.
She would suffer the death of her savior.
Christ’s suffering and death, both necessary.
We want only to jump for joy, see the healings,
enjoy the teachings and celebration.
But, God knew what we needed to last.
Even now, his hand holds back
the Day of the Lord, when his mercy
runs out and great wrath comes
for those who bray in wicked deeds,
whose hearts have turned from their Creator.
A star in the heavens shines.
The heavenly host breaks out in song.
It’s the day they’ve been waiting for.
Shepherds and wise men make their way
to Him.
Make your way to Him.
(interwoven scripture from the NIV bible)
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