Here
are thoughtful reflections on Jesus’ last words on the cross. They were written by Roddy Hamilton, and posted on the New Kilpatrick Parish Church website.
Last Words
Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they do
Here
is love
caught
between the powers of the world
and
the breaking of heaven
on
the long journey home
we
do not know what it is we do
and
the Last Word
forgives
Truly I say to you,
today you will be with me in paradise
Here
is love
found
between two thieves
crucified
among the lost
and
the Last Word turns
and
promises paradise
Woman, behold your
son. Son, behold your mother
Here
is love
lonely
on the cross
and
with nothing left
the
Last Word even now
brings
together
mother
and son
My God, My God, why
have you forsaken me?
Here
is love
some
gargoyle of grace
abandoned
by heaven
and
the Last Word breaks
with
loneliness
I thirst
Here
is love
and
in the last moments of life
seeks
solace
and
the Last Word
in
the final moment
yet
appeals to humanity
It is finished
Here
is love
and
here what it is like
when
every hope
comes
to an end
and
the Last Word
is
finished
Father, into our
hands I commit my spirit
Here
is love
clinging
to
one last hope
that
not everything is lost
and
the last word
dies
~ written by Roddy Hamilton, and posted on the website of the New Kilpatrick Parish Church (Bearsden, Scotland). https://www.nkchurch.org.uk/
