{"id":4581,"date":"2019-12-06T16:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4581"},"modified":"2019-12-07T12:20:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T12:20:33","slug":"christmas-reflection-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/christmas-reflection-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Reflection 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Rubens<\/a>
Rubens Adoration of the Magi (1609-1629) Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Returning to the town of his birth,
\nAs everyone under Rome had to do.
\nHis betrothed heavy with child
\nAccomodation options few…<\/p>\n

Shared a roof with the beasts of the land,
\nAs Gods creations we all are one:
\nHer prayers went to God under the night air –
\nShe gave birth to a Son.<\/p>\n

He who was to die upon a cross,
\nSo redeem mankind from Sin!
\nWho as slaves to Mammon would willingly turn,
\nTo their own young, deny Him.<\/p>\n

What does He who died for us
\nIn his heart Sacred feel
\nAs we tell our kids that there is no God
\nBut Santa Claus is real?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What does He who died for us
\nIn his heart Sacred feel
\nAs we tell our kids that there is no God
\nBut Santa Claus is real?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,3582],"tags":[1630,4242,4243,358,386,4244,4247,4248,357,4245,4246],"class_list":["post-4581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christmas-poetry","category-faith","tag-catholic","tag-catholic-poem","tag-catholic-poetry","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-poem","tag-christmas-poetry","tag-christmas-reflection","tag-reflection-for-christmas","tag-xmas","tag-xmas-poem","tag-xmas-poetry","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1bT","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4807,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/christmas-under-covid-lockdown-in-ireland\/","url_meta":{"origin":4581,"position":0},"title":"Christmas Under COVID Lockdown in Ireland","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"6th November 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"We are hoping Ireland is not at Level 5 for Christmas, and that churches will be open for the Christmas. 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