Burial (Holy Saturday)

Let me wrap, and wrap, and wrap this pain. Let me bind it tightly to stop the bleeding that is no longer. Let me anoint this agony with frankincense and myrrh. Let me wash the grit from the wounds so that suffering does not soil the interment, the goodbye, the letting...

In Seven Words (Good Friday)

What evil has been done? came the question, but they were too enraged. His innocence was not worth more than their satisfaction, their safety, their righteousness. He must be guilty, because they must be good. Arrest him, they shouted. Let him be a lesson, they said,...

Loving You (Maundy Thursday)

We could make it work, you know. This drive of yours to persist all the way to death wouldn’t have to have the final word. Remember how often you talked about love? Remember how hard you laughed — with friends, with lepers, with children? Couldn’t...

Held

As far as the sky is stretched from east to west, I am held. As deep as the tree is planted from mystery to miracle, I am held. As long as time is sustained from birth to death, I am held. As high as the wind is called from whisper to storm, I am held. As close as the...

Offering

I don’t have the whole tree but I have a branch. I don’t have the whole song but I have a harmony. I don’t have the whole ocean but I have a stream. I don’t have the whole wardrobe but I have a coat. I don’t have the whole garden but I...

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