From the palms
triumphantly entering his city
the crowds shouting hosanna
welcoming the king
but the joy did not last
those in authority threatened
power unwilling to yield
the dove, the lamb, a sacrifice
The beauty of the last supper
a new covenant revealed
the treachery of the betrayer
cries in the garden
before his capture and false trial
brought before the governor
the seat of foreign power
sent to the cross to die
an offering for our sin
Yet as at the beginning
joy filled the morning
resurrection on Easter
death, sin, no more in control
love triumphing, God’s plan fulfilled
giving us hope for the morning
when our work here is done
March 24, 2010
Season of Lent
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