The nails, our names
the scars of his palms
our names, his sacrifice
engraved on the palms of his hands
Offering himself,
our brother, our savior
carrying the marks
up in heaven, to this day
Revealed when we doubt
the marks on his palms
each one a testament
to his unending love
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
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