*CALVARY*
Written on the remembrance of a Lent Mission lead by Franciscan Brothers. As we left the church we found a rough hewn cross in which nails had been hammered, whilst we had been in ‘silent’ contemplation inside.
Please view my artwork of the same name.
This inspired the written recollection.
*CALVARY* belongs to the following groups:
Living ChristianityHoly Week.
A quiet time in church.
Time for contemplation.
We had heard the story;
Sung hymns;
Prayed.
Such a lot to consider,
Now, in silence.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The church
In the town centre;
Never quiet outside.
But the sounds
Do not generally
Penetrate
The peace
Of this Holy space.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Concentrate!
Consider the walk
To that green hill.
What pain;
What despair!
Oh! The noise!
The Hecklers,
The Wailers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Heavy wood
Tearing at skin;
Blood trickling down
An already beaten body.
Many jeered,
A few wept.
Jesus walked
And stumbled.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Tears start to flow.
Surely not guilt?
But I was not there!
Or was it my self that
Weighed heavy like wood?
Were the splinters
That tore His skin,
Really my sins?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A point hammered home -
Like a nail in wood.
I wept for Him.
He wept for me;
I repented;
He forgave.
He died;
I live on…..
Alleluia, He is Risen.
Farmncamera
What can I say, but wish every one here could read this!!. The imagery is so real, and so humbling… and so true..
MaryMina
Thank you Elaine. It was a very moving experience at the time and obviously it has never left me! God bless.