The Christ

He laughs.
it is so human
and so much like God
to laugh
it is a lonely thing
to be merely human.

He loves the starlight
and the cool
of the pines
and the love
of a child
and He feels the mortality
of such things

I think Him sad
He who feels the trembling
of hearts
I see Him lonely
and young, against the starlight

He, incarnate
young and ancient
like the night air
like a word
hands like a stream
of petals and thorns
of wine and water
like the branches of some great Tree
in the Garden's heart
that had not been seen
since the day
of Man's exhile

fire sermon

I once met a man who died.


With one look of His eyes, I think that I love Him.


"What does it mean to live?" I ask Him when He tells me that He is going to die.


"To walk the path of God," He says.


"And the meaning of Death?" I ask.


"To live forever."


I laugh at him.


But He smiles for me, and I feel ashamed. [And I feel happy]


"How should I live?"


"You must kill the you that is killing yourself. But that is the you that will kill me."


And with that look in his eyes, I know I hate Him.


"I don't know you," I say.


"Then you will die." And I see that He is sad. "But this is why I must die."


"But you don't know me." He looks at me quietly, and I realized that it was a lie.


"I'll come to see you again," He says [as He is about to die]. "And then you'll really live."


It feels so wrong. And yet I know it's so right.


But my heart is hard, and I turn away as the sparks fly up.


But I know when I see Him again


things will be different.

reconciliation

If I was your love I would want only you I'd lay at this altar Give all I am, all that is true For love I have scaled the face Of these kingdom walls So let down your hair Let our kiss make fools of them all And this old scarlet letter won't Keep me from holding you And there is nothing you can do Scarlet || Jars of Clay

After the priest has had the woman stand before the LORD,
he shall loosen her hair and place in her hands the reminder
offering, the grain offering for jealousy, while he himself
holds the bitter water that brings a curse.
Numbers 5:18

Because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to
God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:23-25

It's like a fairytale, isn't it?
it's so wonderful, it almost can't come from this world.