In the garden, The Christ did pray
For strength ardent to bear pain's stay.
Gethsemane, the Master kneels
His close aides lie in heavy sleep;
To ask to be with fond appeal.
The soldiers come to seize the king;
The Christ now cries in pain so deep.
Judas now sums betrayal fling.
A kiss laid sound to tell on him;
Jesus is bound with scornful whim.
From high priest to Pontius Pilate;
Then off they go to a mock trial;
Conspire to show with sure denial.
An impromptu in vile charade.
Scourged to appease the crowd's frenzy;
Death sentence flawed in power play
As Roman law primes unjust stay.
The Christ was seized with mad cruelty.
Pierced mortal tucked with painful taunts.
Thirty lashes upon the flesh;
A mocking clash of bloodied mesh.
Crowned with thorns plucked from marine haunts;
The Christ bears strong with humble will.
Then the mocked king is forced to walk;
Heavy cross stings the burdened stalk.
Along the way, The Christ meets those
The route is long with steps uphill;
Three times He falls, and feels the whip;
Cruel soldiers all who torments heap.
To death's alley, to sure recourse.
On and on He bears the wood cross
To save the damned that evil signs.
Who did display the pains and ghost.
Golgotha's space, nails are driven,
The cross is raised in cruel action.
The Son of Man prays for mankind,
Law without flaw, it's heaven's will.
Two thousand years have come and gone;
The Christ did peer to times forgone.
We must not harm but heed love's call.
Good Friday psalm to each and all,
Love frames a law: "Who harms, must
heal." --
The way ahead is beyond hate;
The Christ that wills love and beauty.
Let love break bread as grace now plates.
The Living Christ offers to each
The message comes to one and all;
Love's fine reprise: Love each to each.
Let love bring light to live and learn;
Love is the sum of love that calls.
Go deeper still to know and see:
Grace sets you free to know your place,
To simply be love's happy face.
Join the lovely way to love's cheer.
Heed this story just to be clear;
The steady art that true love knows!
Follow your heart and it will show
Let peace bring sight for grace soothes yearn.
