The Angelic Army’s Blessing

May you break through

To gladness knowing that

The good news of great joy

Didn’t come to the shepherds

On a cute Christmas card—

It came with thunderous power.

“Host” is a military term—

Stratia in Greek, signifying rows of troops,

(Think “stratify).

When the heavens opened

Before the shepherds

It wasn’t an assortment of

Christmas angel ornaments on display—

It was a massive army.

You could read it like this:

And suddenly

With the angel there were

Rows and rows of heavenly beings

Forming a huge, angelic army

Praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace ….”

There’s a whole army

In Heaven fighting for your joy,

Child of God,

A big, glorious, army.