Carried by blood

After Ephesians 2:13-19 

Lost, far off, you

were touched

by the drops 

of blood, a baptism,

drops becoming

a trickle, a stream,

a river, a flood,

freeing you from

law, carrying you

to grace, recreating

you as new. He

preached peace

to you, peace

between you, and

peace in your heart.

Carried by the blood,

we were no longer

strangers, no longer

enemies, no longer

aliens, but fellow

citizens, kin

to the saints, children

of the household of God.

 

Photograph by Alexandre Boucey via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Friday Readings

 

The Cathedral of Church History – Ivan Budimlic at Iotas in Eternity.

 

“Dirge for the New Sunrise,” poem by Edith Sitwell – D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

 

Fear Not Fatherhood: The Strength and Glory of Young Dads – Andrew Ballard at Desiring God.

 

God of Grace and God of Glory – Anthony Esolen at Word & Song.

 

Three Castle Head – Seth Lewis.

 

A Sonnet for Ascension Day – Malcolm Guite.