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Of what can I be certain ...





Just as the moon rose tonight
The sun will rise tomorrow
So many social media friends are sharing
A moon that in many ways is behind the clouds of doubt,
And the question in our hearts is…
What can I be certain of?
All those years ago Jesus knew the certainty of His death
His sacrifice for many, On the Cross.
Even as He was baptised, do this He said,
To fulfill all Righteousness.
It has to happen like this.
A shared meal, the betrayal
An anguish that leads to perfect peace.
As I sat tonight, fire pit aflame,
Moon rising
I felt a sense of the real Peace of Jesus Chris
This Season, His Season, His Triumph, His Victory
So that we can be His.
He Claims us.
The tomb empty.
I am won by Him, for Him.
Tomorrow, Good Friday, I celebrate the Victory,
Let it rise up
And in the words of the hymn raise our voices:
“Rise up, O men [and women] of God!
Have done with lesser things;
Give heart and soul and mind and strength
To serve the King of Kings.“
Tomorrow we will be in Communion with Him whose Love Saved
Yes, even us.
Amen.

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