Thoughts for Holy Week

I saw this on The Dash and thought as we finish our Lenten preparations for Easter it was a timely reminder of what Jesus did for the world and a reflection of my self in this situation.

Judas betrayed him and Peter denied him;
Other disciples forsook him and fled.
Would I have been braver, if I had been present,
And stayed with my Lord who so soon would be dead?

Caiaphas plotted, and Herod derided;
Pilate condemned him to hang on a tree.
In their position I might have done likewise,
Never imagining this was for me.

Mary mistook him and Thomas was doubting,
Paul dragged his followers, bound, into jail.
How do I meet the New Testament challenge?
Could I succeed where such characters fail?

Jesus forgave them – the thief on the gallows,
The soldiers who killed him, and Peter his friend.
His love did not fail in a world black with hatred,
His love drew men back to his side in the end.

Two thousand Easters have gone like a shadow.
This is our moment in history’s creed.
Jesus our lover is calling us forward;
Through him, and only through him, we succeed.
Blessings,