Men fell in death…
blood spilled
drenched the earth
battle lines drawn in blood and defeat
chariots of men and gods
broken to pieces
burnt to smithereens
total anarchy and chaos
a woeful defeat for Constantine.
Alas! the sacrifices to dead gods
ends up in vain.
An Emperor faces crisis
never before seen…
his army look to him
in hope yet despair
the battleground is running in blood
the blood of the men
loyal to the Great Constantine.
Yet, in the darkness of defeat and despair
man remembers God
the One the True the Only
the One who is Holy
who needs neither sacrifice nor blood
for the only sacrifice needed was His Son
Whose costly blood was shed once
For all…
In a Dream,
the Emperor gets a visit
from the One God
who reveals Himself in a sign
evident for all to see
the in hoc signo
which assures Constantine
that in this sign, you will conquer
and Conquer, he did.
Strengthened and encouraged,
he engraves the holy symbol
on his loyal armies’ shields
believing that the Christian God
has come through for him.
He leads his armies
to a battle so deadly
they would need
all the valiance and courage,
as they advance against Maxentius
upon the Milvian Bridge.
The battle is fierce
the war is deadly
for at the Bridge of Milvian
Constantine decides his fate.
His forces advance,
in fight and fury
and then, quite suddenly
the tides turn curiously
because Constantine is winning
and Emperor Maxentius and his army
have been tipped over
to drown in the churning Tiber.
For with God
all things are possible.
Therefore, though
the storms may rage
and you feel you’re in a cage,
surrender simply
to the God of all Grace.
And now,
The symbol of Chi Rho;
a symbol of possibilities.
From thence emerges
a glorious representation of victory
that has survived through the ages
and births a story
of man’s communion with God
and how He came down to show mercy
on the Milvian Bridge
…many years ago in history.
Amen and Amen.
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