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Jesus Forever the same
DEATH - MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS
It happened on a public holiday
a public death on the crossroads of life.
It happens to us all
at the moment of our deepest loss
this grieving
the nagging guilt felt by those closest to him
Why did it have to happen like this?
If only we'd not been cowards
If only we'd been stronger and stayed with him
The dull disbelief as the reality sinks in
surely this cannot be happening to him of all people
he does not deserve to die
Anger at the waste of it all
he has done nothing wrong
he is a good man
he could so easily have avoided it.
the bargaining sets in
it should have been me
he still had so much to offer
not him ... it should have been me
and then the remembering
do you remember when he washed our feet?
do you remember when he broke the bread?
do you remember when he promised another Friend,
a comforter to be with us forever, the Spirit of Truth?
Slowly, slowly ... acceptance
look, there's no end to his loving
his words endure for ever
Peace, trust, life, love
Jesus for ever the same.
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