Denying Him

Fearing the guards, the judgment
the authorities, in the Temple
denying his shepherd, his master,
the humble Messiah
Accused, condemned
He denied Him,
“I do not know him”
the rock,
denying the cornerstone
perhaps for a purpose,
the epiphany of recognition
of what he had done

March 16, 2008
Matthew 26:69-75 and sermon,
“Peculiar Treasures V: Peter’s Denial”,
by Rev. Peter Hey,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH, 3/16/08