Cavary amidst stars (CGI)
CONTEMPLATING CALVARY
There where you hang in silent desolation
I watch and tremble at the sight.
Why are you dying on a tree of sorrow ?
Can such a cross become a source of light ?
I watch with Mary, John and others --
The women ever faithful to their Lord.
This is the One they served while he was living
Following his path, and hanging on his word.
I watch with soldiers doing so-called duty,
Playing their games before the gate of death.
You are the 'criminal' they mocked and tortured,
Now they stand waiting for your final breath.
I watch with mockers, priests and lawyers,
Casting their insults at a dying man.
They do not know what you are saying,
Forgiving us, as only Jesus can.
Breaking your legs, they find, is not required -
You have already died, the Father's Son.
They do not know that in your dying
The victory over sin and death is won.
Brian Macdonald-Milne
Passiontide
March 23, 2024
