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Lectionary: 638
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
and bestowed on him the name
that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS
A gift within a holocaust of hate,
without connection to the earth but shoved
aloft until the city’s wrath abates;
of heavens too despised, a gift unloved,
alone, an offering of self, he will
remain in agony and silent calm.
His body's twisted dance goes on until
his every breath expels a tortured psalm,
an anguished prayer incarnate of his bowels.
And yet his life is not a broken pledge,
for by his shattered gift all sacred vows
are made complete; and through a sacrilege
of piety, insanity of Greeks,
A singularity of silence speaks.
A gift within a holocaust of hate,
without connection to the earth but shoved
aloft until the city’s wrath abates;
of heavens too despised, a gift unloved,
alone, an offering of self, he will
remain in agony and silent calm.
His body's twisted dance goes on until
his every breath expels a tortured psalm,
an anguished prayer incarnate of his bowels.
And yet his life is not a broken pledge,
for by his shattered gift all sacred vows
are made complete; and through a sacrilege
of piety, insanity of Greeks,
A singularity of silence speaks.
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I love to write. This blog helps me to meditate on the Word of God, and I hope to make some contribution to our contemplations of God's Mighty Works.
Ordinarily, I write these reflections two or three weeks in advance of their publication. I do not intend to comment on current events.
I understand many people prefer gender-neutral references to "God." I don't disagree with them but find that language impersonal, unappealing and tasteless. When I refer to "God" I think of the One whom Jesus called "Abba" and "Father", and I would not attempt to improve on Jesus' language.
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