That little word

After Luke 24:1-12 

That little word,

must,

as in he must

be handed over,

he must be

sacrificed,

he must rise

on the third day.

He must.

Not by the will

of men, not by

the force of

history, not by

fate. He must,

by necessity,

divine necessity,

necessity ordained

before creation

of the world,

a necessity 

known before

anything was,

because he knew.

 

Photograph by James via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Friday Readings

 

Poems by Australian poet Kevin Hart – D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

 

“Draw Me Nearer (I Am Thine, O Lord),” hymn by Fanny Crosby – Anthony Esolen at Word & Song.

 

I’m Angry and Sad and I DO Know What I’M Going to Do About It – S.D. Smith.

 

Life Is Not for the Faint of Heart (But God Is) – Seth Lewis.

 

Walking with a Friend Through Chronic Illness – Staci Eastin.