Good Friday - 2
Beaten beyond recognition
Tortured in ways we’d like to ignore
Because our hearts are disturbed
By the darkness that fell across our world
When Jesus was dying on a cross,
Crucified for the sins that were ours
But were also sins we’d never pay for
Because He gave up His life at Calvary
Where we could visit and find redemption
Forgiveness for those sins we committed
Pardon for the crimes of our spirits
Barely breathing, He spoke the words…
“It is finished” before leaving this world
For the hereafter, where we were so sure
We’d never be able to talk with Him again
Or feel the wonder of His kindness,
His gentleness or sensitivity, His wisdom
Or His grace and penetrating compassion
Someone offered Him their tomb
A rich man, who believed in His love
Others were willing to clean Him up
Placing His body where no one could harm
The One who was loved beyond words
The One who was at the heart of hope
The One who made us feel so sure
God would have His way – His day
Filling lives with assurance of His grace
He left this world and went to the tomb
Wrapped in grave clothes and spices
Placed in the heart of the earth
Where we were sure His body would be
Secure until we could sleep in peace
Sleep away the grief that was ours, complete
In a way that only reminded the heart
Of His death, His departing from the lives
Who loved Him more than anything else
As His lifeless body lay in that tomb
Hearts grieved for the One who had come
To bring love to the dark and lonely world
To shine a light into the lives who knew
Only the dimness of despair and depression
With Him, life had finally been better
Now, with Him gone, hearts were mourning
With a solemnity that was so very painful
That was the day that they lay God to rest
That was the day that love was placed to the test
That was the day that our lives were blessed!
When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, "I love you." - Billy Graham
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