With my spit drying on Christ’s face

With his blood, the anger of the thorns
the dust of the road
to Golgotha, the skull
with my spit drying on his face
hearing his words, his prayer
lifted unto God

What were these words
this prayer breathed out
Christ in his suffering
crying out to God
to forgive all of us
even as we scourged him
as the nails were hammered in
to his hands and his feet

There on the cross, solid, unmoving
breathing out a prayer, an eternal whisper
lifting his prayer, to almighty God
that He would forgive us
for all that we did
there on Calvary’s hill
as the world entered into darkness

The crown of thorns we fashioned
the coil tightly round his head
by our turning from our God
our sins the nails that put him
that held him there
upon that rugged cross

Hearing first-hand the prayer of Christ
begging to God for mercy on me
through the pain, gasping
his prayer moaned out aloud
Breathing for forgiveness
for them, for each one of us
that God would forgive us
those persecuting the Christ

His prayer moaned out
a whisper, a murmur
calling out a petition
for forgiveness, for healing
for all of humanity
for me on that cross


edited March 22, 2012
“With our spit on Christ’s face – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/03/with-our-spit-on-christs-face-v3.html
version 2 was included in my sermon,
“Love like you’ll never be hurt”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/03/sermon-love-like-youll-never-be-hurt.html
March 21, 2012
&
March 7, 2012
Chapter 2
“Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise”
Luke 23:43
“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (KJV)
Luke 23:32, 39-43
Final Words from the Cross
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827
http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton
https://twitter.com/#!/RevAdamHamilton
read March 4, 2012
&
video 3/4/2012
Introduction and Chapter 1,
“Father Forgive them”
Luke 23:34
“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” (KJV)
Final Words from the Cross
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827
http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton
https://twitter.com/#!/RevAdamHamilton
read February 25, 2012
and read February 26, 2012

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