With our spit on Christ’s face – v3

Facing my Savior,
while both of us are dying
beside him on my own cross
seeing my spit upon him
his blood pouring down

The crown of thorns we fashioned
by our turning from our God
our sins the nails that put him
up on that rugged cross

Hearing first-hand the prayer of Christ
begging to God for mercy on me
through the pain, excursion
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 blood, his life, . . . our sacrifice
pouring out of Him
with my spit still upon him
my curse, my derision, my ridicule

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


edited March 22, 2012
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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