On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. (Luke 24:1) the first day: walking with heavy loads and burdened hearts to the place His breathless body lay. every hour seemed so still since that dark day. but now, …
Apocalyptic Christ: a poem
visions of horror shudder the human heart heaving oceans and lurching beasts clamor over creation raging conquerors crush and kill life scurrying under the sun and history's wheels roll over all vulnerable souls then lightning flashes the skies and tear-filled eyes see heaven's in-breaking rule snaps in like a curtain torn in two all the …
Holy Week Poems
This year I pulled together a cycle of poems related to themes of Holy Week here on my blog. The poems follow the journey of Jesus, at times through the eyes of different characters. They are part of a longer series of poems that I am not ready to share yet. I wanted to simply …
Unbelievable Words
Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. (Luke 24:12a) unbelievable words move me, send my heart shivering. could this be what He meant, or is it the nonsense of grieving hearts? in that reeling moment, suddenly i am running to the tomb, leaning in, and looking at the empty linen strips. His body …
Malcolm Guite, Palm Sunday
Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. (Psalm 118:25-27) "The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that …
Matthew Erickson 