11.22.09

THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING

Lift up your heads, O you gates;

be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

Luke 1:30-33 (NIV) 
30But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."

Who is this King of glory?

The LORD strong and mighty,

the LORD mighty in battle.

The transcendent Image of Brahman,

Blossomed and mirrored in the full-to-overflowing

Eternal Intelligence--

Victory to God, the God-man.

Child of the pure Virgin,

Guide of the Universe, infinite in Being

Yet beauteous with relations,

Victory to God, the God-Man.

Ornament of the Assembly

Of saints and sages, Destroyer of fear,

Chastiser of the Spirit of Evil--

Victory to God, the God-Man.

Dispeller of weakness

Of soul and body, pouring out life for others,

Whose deeds are holy,

Victory to God, the God-Man. 

Priest and Offerer

Of his own soul in agony, whose Life is Sacrifice,

Destroyer of sin's poison--

Victory to God, the God-Man.

Tender, beloved,

Soother of the human heart, Ointment of the eyes,

Vanquisher of fierce death--

Victory to God, the God-Man.  

Brahmabandhab Upadyaya (1861-1907)

64.  Start a business and only hire those who are homeless or ex-felons to work there.