Awaiting the Prince of Peace

The following poem is an excerpt from Christina M. Sorrentino’s first book, Called to Love - A Listening Heart. She paints a picture of the season of Advent with words that capitivate the joyful and hope-filled essence of the liturgical season.

Advent

The beauty of change in sacred verse
ignites a faith burning in hope
with purple-velvet skies and
pine firs bending to the gale.

The magnificent dusk
settles upon the starry sky.
With bursts of light;
the Creator’s flame
glistens throughout the night.

The Advent fire
flickers in the royal hue.
Preparing for Him
we light the lamp
for the coming of the King of Truth.

The Church bells toll
at the quiet still hour
with sweet fragrant smoke
and uplifted hands.

An evening oblation;
the breaking of bread
with the wedding feast
the new liturgical year begins.

Her fiat she gives us
with humility and grace.
God’s most precious gift,
in bated breath we wait.

The Word lives on,
a branch from the tree;
The heart of heaven on earth,
we await the Prince of Peace.

With heightened expectation
the sweet, scented rose of hope blossoms.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel,
we proclaim His great name.

Longing for the Christ child
we raise our voices
in hymnal praise.
Rejoice again, I say rejoice
before the great O's chime in.

The day will come;
the Nativity of the Lord.
We will sing in joyful tongue
on the day the Son of God is born.

Called to Love - A Listening Heart can be purchased at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.