Because He Became Human

The Christ appearing
to the disciples
showing them the scars
where the nails pierced his palms

Because He became human,
God, Love, Emmanuel
carrying our names, the scars
to his eternal throne


December 28, 2009
Isaiah 49:16
Isaiah 49:14-16
(and see John 10:24-28)
and Day 115, “Engraved on His Hands”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false