I wrote this poem about that moment some years ago:
Who are you Looking for?
John 20:10-16
“Why are you weeping?” they ask her.
How could she not?
He was all she had lived for: he was betrayed
He was nailed to a cross.
She saw him die.
When all his disciples forsook him and fled
She stayed,
Ready to do what ought to be done
For the dead.
But now she can not: they took him away.
She cannot repay
The debt that she owes him
And they have no pity:
She turns her head and sees …
Him.
He asks the same question,
But then he asks – Who
Are you looking for?
Who?
He is dead, the man that I knew.
If you took him, then, please
Let me know where he lies
And I’ll go there too.
For he might have been King, but he gave away
His life for the poor and the blind and the stray.
The hungry were fed and the captives set free –
Forgiveness and freedom for people like me.
But who has the courage to follow his way
Now that he’s dead ?
……’while it was yet still dark;’, Mary Madeline saw not the gardener but our Risen Lord,
This my very favouritre verse.
Oh that we were there,.,Oh that we were there.
I know thiis is from a Christmas melody but I wish I could have been there with Mary to see the empty tomb and hear Him call my name as Jesus called to Mary,
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Wonderful! Thank you for sharing CM. I was singing harmony along with you 😉 God bless your day Pastor!
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Blessings to you, Susan, and to John.
Dana
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A glorious and wonderous thing.
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Beautiful!
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WORD
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Sounds of turtle doves
heard again in our country
the Light increasing
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Thank you, Chaplain MIKE, for sharing your on-line service. It is much appreciated. 🙂
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Amen, Alleluia!
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http://thewartburgwatch.com/2020/04/11/echurchwartburg-04-11-2020-wade-burleson-do-not-be-afraid/
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a solitary bird
sings into my dreamless sleep
heralding Easter
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He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Happy Easter to one and all.
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I wrote this poem about that moment some years ago:
Who are you Looking for?
John 20:10-16
“Why are you weeping?” they ask her.
How could she not?
He was all she had lived for: he was betrayed
He was nailed to a cross.
She saw him die.
When all his disciples forsook him and fled
She stayed,
Ready to do what ought to be done
For the dead.
But now she can not: they took him away.
She cannot repay
The debt that she owes him
And they have no pity:
She turns her head and sees …
Him.
He asks the same question,
But then he asks – Who
Are you looking for?
Who?
He is dead, the man that I knew.
If you took him, then, please
Let me know where he lies
And I’ll go there too.
For he might have been King, but he gave away
His life for the poor and the blind and the stray.
The hungry were fed and the captives set free –
Forgiveness and freedom for people like me.
But who has the courage to follow his way
Now that he’s dead ?
Then He smiled.
“Mary,” He said.
Jennifer Brien
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……’while it was yet still dark;’, Mary Madeline saw not the gardener but our Risen Lord,
This my very favouritre verse.
Oh that we were there,.,Oh that we were there.
I know thiis is from a Christmas melody but I wish I could have been there with Mary to see the empty tomb and hear Him call my name as Jesus called to Mary,
Allelulia
To all a blessed Easter.
Susan
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Allelulia!
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He is risen indeed!
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Christ is risen!
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