If I could touch the rough wood, let Your blood drip down onto my fingertips, if I could hear the ragged breath, see the flesh torn, if I could witness fists clenched upon spikes listen to the sobs watch your cruelly crowned head hang, if I heard the hoarse prayer, forgive, considered eyes full of … Continue reading Good Friday
Month: March 2018
Den of Thieves
It begins as a convenience, a way of speeding up the process. “We have to bring a sacrifice anyway, so why not just have it right here, all ready to go? That way anyone can come.” Yes, it begins for anyone and everyone, a way for all to meet God. Right? Don’t have a lamb? … Continue reading Den of Thieves
Triumphal Entry
When You came riding down the mountain, we adored You. Here was the King, our King, at last. The King we wanted. The King who fit the shape of our making. Surely the man who cowed the Pharisees could speak in the halls of great men. Those hands that fed us from nothing would … Continue reading Triumphal Entry
View from the Valley 