American Fortunes and the Feast of the Holy Innocents

Matt Kennedy+ at Stand Firm
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

'Today, December 28th, is the Feast of the Holy Innocents in which the western Church remembers the massacre of children under 2 years old in Bethlehem (Matt 2:16) and in the surrounding regions by order of Herod the "Great". Herod, acting on information gleaned from the Magi paired with his knowledge (or that of his resident scholars) of the prophetic writings (Micah 5:2), hoped to kill off any future rivals to his family's royal claim. For this act Herod the Great is remembered as a very small man, a murderous thug with a penchant for building projects.
I can't help but wonder what history's verdict will be with regard to the American empire. A nation governed by laws intended to protect both life and freedom has become a nation bathed in innocent blood legally spilled because "freedom" for some has come to mean the murder of others. Whatever good we have done in the world is forever darkened by the sanctioned slaughter of our own babies. Fifty million tiny rivals to individual prosperity and autonomy have been killed off in our corporate striving for, of all banalities, uninterrupted lives. Their blood cries out to God. the rest image