Not denying the cost

Christ’s anguish, his suffering
his humanness
important, no, imperative
to show the weight of the cross
Not denying the cost
embracing the truth of his pain
the suffering and dying of our God
for this our Savior came
We were unable,
to bear the cost of life
God alone able
to pay the price for us
But we cannot deny the cost
Christ was human like us
the pain he felt more real than we like
the truth as dark as this

April 2, 2012
John 12:27-31
John 12:20-31
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
March 19, 2012 to March 25, 2012,
“A New Covenant and a New Heart”
by John M. Drescher
scripture and meditation for March 24, 2012
read March 24, 2012

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