Saturday, April 07, 2012

Father, Forgive Them – v2

A prayer for the Roman soldiers
Gentiles, outside his faith
unaware, children, unsure
of his power, his might

The Messiah before them
dying on that day
on the cross, salvation
out of God’s grace

Father, forgive them
this was Christ’s prayer
to lift up the nations
all those unaware

A prayer for another people
not the people of the book
a transfer of allegiance
to those who would follow his word


edited April 7, 2012
Holy Saturday
“Father, Forgive Them”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/04/father-forgive-them.html
April 4, 2012
Luke 23:34a
“Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do.”
Luke 23:32-38
Sanctuary for Lent for 2012
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by Robert V. Dodd
scripture and meditation for April 4, 2012
read April 4, 2012


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