The sinless one,
born in a manger
The Messiah to
some, to others a stranger,
He had humble
beginnings with his family
As he was raised
by Joseph and Mary.
Then the time
came when he was called to the sea
To a man named
John who baptized many.
What John must
have felt to baptize God
Even in man's
image, it must have felt odd.
But Jesus
insisted, and John appeased
And with them,
God the Creator was well pleased.
John went on to
die as he proclaimed the truth
And Jesus was
ready to leave behind His youth.
He gathered His
peoples to and fro
Instructing and
healing, wherever He would go.
He taught about
Love, and His Holy Way.
He taught how to
worship, pray, and obey.
He healed the
sick and brought comfort to those who cried.
All the children
flocked just to be by His side.
While others
would cast stones, He'd clothe sinners in white
And teach how He
is the way, the truth and the life.
The Son of God
was sent, how could any have doubted?
Yet many were
apprehensive and even angry about it.
They were stuck
on tradition, blinded by what they had known.
They couldn't
recognize the divinity in what Jesus had shown.
They celebrated
Passover, from many years before
When God had
passed over the Israelites' doors.
The tradition
they kept, but they couldn't understand
That the final
sacrificial lamb was to be this Man.
What He must
have felt to sit with His friends
And see images
before Him of such bitter ends.
One last meal,
they gathered, as He tore the bread
“Eat this in
memory of me,” He said.
Did they know
when He held up the wine and bread,
How his body
would be broken and how much blood he would shed?
Only Jesus knew,
and yet He sat there still
Willingly
accepting God the Father’s Will.
In the garden He
cried as His human heart was torn
Between the
Spirit of God within Him and the flesh into which He was born.
Images of death
flashed before His eyes,
“God take this
cup from me!” were His desperate cries.
But as He
prayed, the Lord’s Will He knew.
And in that
moment, He chose this cup for me and for you.
Betrayal with a
kiss led to His arrest
Could His
friends see His heart break beneath His chest?
And yet even as
He stood there in chains,
He healed his
arrestor from being in pain.
He taught His
friend Peter not to live by the sword,
Just before He
was to face the worst beating ever endured.
Before Pilot He
stood, guiltless as can be.
Pilot wasn’t
quite sure if he should set this Man free.
But the crowds,
they roared, and Pilot was consumed by fright.
Instead of
asking the Lord, he asked the people… what shall I do tonight?
“CRUCIFY HIM!”
they shouted, they rang.
How could a life
of love lead to so much pain?
Still Jesus
stood there accepting this fate
Instead of
fighting or pleading, all He could do was wait.
Pilot gave them
a choice between who would die
A thief and a
killer, or Jesus, for not even a single lie.
Thrown into the
crowd, the Savior was chosen
And yet He chose
us, and for us He was broken.
Lashings and
beatings, He was pushed and tossed
As He carried
for all, His heavy cross.
Metal on metal, the
clanging did sound
As the nails
drove through Jesus, pound after pound.
And then that
moment in history,
Jesus hung there
on a cross for all to see.
His Love for all
showed until the very end,
As weeping was
heard from his family and friends.
“Forgive them
Father, they know not what they do.”
As He died on
the cross, He thought of me and you.
Insults from the
people continued to His death
He cried and he
prayed until His final breath.
And with one
final cry, our Jesus did die
“It is finished”
followed by one final sigh.
Darkness came
and the darkness grew
The curtain of
the temple was torn in two.
The earth itself
trembled and those who were present knew
This was the Son
of God… what He spoke was true!
Myrrh and aloe
then covered the flesh of the King from Mary’s womb
And He was
buried there before the Sabbath, in a garden tomb.
Days later the
women set out with spices alone
And saw that
someone had moved the tomb’s stone!
Voices spoke to them out of lightning
And the women found this to be frightening
Until the women heard the words that they said
Jesus has risen! He is no longer dead!
They left to proclaim the amazing news
But there was still much doubt among the Jews
And they discussed together all that had passed
Until Jesus appeared to them at last.
What Joy filled the hearts of Jesus’ friends
And Mary, and Joseph, and people now until the end.
He has taken our sin and removed our shame.
In the Book of Life He has written our name.
And just before He ascended to the Heavenly throne
He instructed us in what to do before we go Home.
We are to share the Good News with all that we meet.
God is to be our hope and a light to our feet.
We are to love one another and learn God’s Ways
So that all together one day we will Praise
The Mighty Lamb on His throne of Grace
There in Heaven we shall finally see His Face…
Oh praise you Lord, thanks be to the King
We have reason to shout, and reason to sing!
In your death and suffering you provided a way
For all of our own tears to be swept away
For You’ve left us to go and prepare a place
Where we will dwell with You forever! Forever in your
embrace….
I LOVE YOU, JESUS! <3 <3<3 Thank you for enduring all of that pain and
suffering and humiliation for my expense. I was not a worthy exchange for your
death, but you chose me anyway. And I offer my whole self, my whole life to you
as a mere offering in thanksgiving. I live and breathe for you alone, and I
long for that day when you will call me Home. <3
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