We see history turning on the shaft of his birth.In poetic terms Isaiah describes a world at peace and the fruits of justice:The wolf lives with the lamb,the panther lies down with the kid,calf and lion cub feed togetherwith a little boy to lead them.The infant plays over the cobra's hole:into the viper's lairthe young child puts his hand.They do no hurt, no harm,on all my holy mountain,It is this peace, and a world free from harm, that we and all men and women of good will desire.Although the use of that passage in our liturgy helps to focus our attention on the Christ child, the words of Isaiah must also resonate here where you have most admirably addressed the needs of the child and expressed...