The People That Walked in Darkness . . .

The darkest time of the year, 
the poorest place in town,
cold and a taste of fear,
man and woman alone,
what can we hope for here?

More life than we can learn,
more wealth than we can treasure,
more love than we can earn,
more peace than we can measure,
because one child is born.
- Christopher Frye

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light:
they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
- Isaiah 9:2