Spiritual Renewal

to cry for love and peace instead of war

hate minefields that dot the world

trapping men, women and children to their deaths

for the sake of greed and power

when will the hypocrisy end

and mankind face the animal within

he feeds night and day to obesity?

where does it end?

when will Christmas come to those who suffer

and those whose hearts are white

drained of any trace of blood of humanity?

The baby Jesus came to save us

so the Bible says

but save us from what? Or from whom?

The animals in the wild do not bother us we are safe

But the two legged animals like ourselves

dog each other at every turn

in China, Asia, Africa, South America,

Europe, North America

we are hunted and slaughtered and left bare

on the face of the earth?

It's Christmas and love and laughter

and the ring of jingle in the cash machines

ring out so loud even the deaf can hear

It's hollow ring is the cue from voices

of those who call us to shop

until we drown in our own debt

and buried in the pit of our material addiction

Let this Christmas be different

Let the light of the kindness and love find its way

Lets meditate of this Great Spirit birth

and celebrate it in gratitude

Lay down your machine guns and defuse the bombs

Let us spread goodwill and cheer

let the jingle bells call us back to our humanity

in the name of Buddism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism or Christianity

Let us be one in spirit for we are one.