Easter Poems

My hope and prayer is that these poems may be a blessing to readers.

Regards

Brian

PALM SUNDAY  29^th March 09

“What are you men doing?

That’s my ass you’re loosing!”.

“The Lord has need of it.”,

(So need for deposit!).

They’d been told to say .

Then they led him away.

The ass carried our LORD

As the prophet foretold.

The palm branches were waved

Large crowds cried to be saved:

‘Hosanna to the one,

King David’s greater son’.

But crowds soon change their ways

Like Judas who betrays,

Like Peter’s denial

During our Lord’s trial.

Crowds calling ‘Crucify’,

They condemned him to die .

The  Garden…….

‘Could you not watch one hour?’

‘We’re tired Lord, and lack the power

To both watch and to pray

At this end of the day’.

‘Father, if it be possible

Let this cup of suffering unbearable

Pass from me. Nevertheless

Your will be done: I’ll bear the stress’.

‘Lord though all others deny

I’ll not desert when asked ‘Why?’.

I’ll draw my sword

Protect you my Lord’.

The crowd came with clubs and silver to pay

Judas, who with a kiss was to betray.

Then they all deserted and fled.

‘I don’t know the man’, Peter said.

The cock crew while the world slept.

Jesus looked. Peter went out and wept.

Darkness dawned, men mocked, the trials began.

But in abandonment was a redeeming plan.

Easter Sunday

St. George

Switzerland

12^th April 2009

The sadness and weeping,

Hopes dashed, faith fleeting:

We thought he would redeem Israel

But He lay still and pale.

The women went to anoint our Messiah

‘He’s gone’ they said, so we ran to enquire

Whether they were mistaken

Or the body had been taken.

We found the tomb was empty

Found the wrappings but no reality.

The angelic being said, “He’s not here

He has risen like He said, do not fear”.

Mary weeping with love and grief

Spoke to the Gardener she thought a thief.

“Have they taken Him, where does He lie?”

“Mary”, said Jesus. ‘Master’ was her reply.

Some thought these stories a wishful tale

Just female testimony or too much ale?

But He appeared to us behind a locked door,

Gave us His ‘peace’ and commissioned us for

Offering forgiveness. But Thomas  doubted

Until Jesus came again, ‘My Lord and God’ he shouted.

Jesus walked with two of our friends. It was in the Bread

They recognised Him as they took in what He said.

Peter went fishing, then met Jesus at a barbecue

Was re-commissioned with new service in view.

For several days He made plain

What the Old Testament scriptures explain.

“He was wounded for our transgression”

“His sacrifice has made propitiation”.

He led us to a mountain  with amazing views

“Go preach”, He said, “Tell the Good News”.

“Make disciples from all nations

“And I will be with you for all generations”.

Easter Sunday,

St. George Switzerland

April 11^th, 2009

No not re-incarnation, not mere resuscitation

Remarkable though that would be;

Not ‘living-on’ in future generations for all to see,

But a real physical resurrection.

Recognisable, but a glorious change;

Not subject to death and decay

Or mortal limitations in any way,

With marks of this life but new and strange.

Resurrection: but is it believable?

Is it irrational? What’s the evidence

Of probability on balance?

Yes, beyond reasonable doubt, so acceptable!

Many ‘convincing proofs, ‘alive’ :

‘Tekmerion’, Greek ‘proof beyond doubt’,

An abundance of eye witnesses were about,

Evidence too convincing to contrive!