Here’s
another insightful reflection from Roddy Hamilton.
Palm Sunday Parade
(inspired
by the events in Matthew
21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11;
Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19)
silence
it is a strange thing at the end of a parade
silence
it is a strange thing at the end of a parade
silence
the
echo of mayhem
the quietening murmurs of the small rebel crowd
now stealing into the shadows of alleyways
with whispered questions
of ‘what just happened?’
gather in a hush of silence
with the hope the stones no longer remain quiet
now that the hosannas have been stolen
the quietening murmurs of the small rebel crowd
now stealing into the shadows of alleyways
with whispered questions
of ‘what just happened?’
gather in a hush of silence
with the hope the stones no longer remain quiet
now that the hosannas have been stolen
something
happened here
but no one can name it
and belief doesn’t dare name at what might have begun
a messiah arrived
but the kingdom did not
but no one can name it
and belief doesn’t dare name at what might have begun
a messiah arrived
but the kingdom did not
palm
branches
and cloaks
were strewn in mock adulation
but heaven remains silent
and cloaks
were strewn in mock adulation
but heaven remains silent
faith
tells us we must we wait longer
a different voice is coming
and another moment
to name love
a different voice is coming
and another moment
to name love
and
crush this ache
and break this ironic silence
with the sound of death
and the shutting of a tomb
and break this ironic silence
with the sound of death
and the shutting of a tomb
~ written by Roddy Hamilton, and posted on Mucky
Paws. http://www.nkchurch.org.uk/index.php/mucky-paws
