[after Matthew 16:21]
". . . And be killed, and be raised again the third
day." That is what He told us, what we heard
from His own mouth, given to our own ears.
We saw Him crucified: He suffered, bled,
and bore that torture until His last breath,
when He gave Himself, on that cross, to death.
We watched as His corpse was placed in that tomb---
that final horror that thrives on our fears,
the ultimate terror that we all dread.
Oh yes, we mourned him, wailing with hot tears.
Before the week's first dawn, as night gave way
to dawn's refreshing pink streaks through the gloom
He rose to life, and had some more to say
to us about that. We were glad to hear . . . .
Starward
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