Good Friday

In the garden, The Christ did pray For strength ardent to bear pain's stay. Gethsemane, the Master kneels To ask to be with fond appeal. His close aides lie in heavy sleep; The Christ now cries in pain so deep. The soldiers come to seize the king; Judas now sums betrayal fling. A kiss laid sound to tell on him; Jesus is bound with scornful whim. Then off they go to a mock trial; Conspire to show with sure denial. From high priest to Pontius Pilate; An impromptu in vile charade. Death sentence flawed in power play As Roman law primes unjust stay. Scourged to appease the crowd's frenzy; The Christ was seized with mad cruelty. Thirty lashes upon the flesh; A mocking clash of bloodied mesh. Crowned with thorns plucked from marine haunts; Pierced mortal tucked with painful taunts. Then the mocked king is forced to walk; Heavy cross stings the burdened stalk. The route is long with steps uphill; The Christ bears strong with humble will. Three times He falls, and feels the whip; Cruel soldiers all who torments heap. On and on He bears the wood cross To death's alley, to sure recourse. Along the way, The Christ meets those Who did display the pains and ghost. Golgotha's space, nails are driven, The cross is raised in cruel action. The Son of Man prays for mankind, To save the damned that evil signs. Two thousand years have come and gone; The Christ did peer to times forgone. Good Friday psalm to each and all, We must not harm but heed love's call. Love frames a law: "Who harms, must heal." -- Law without flaw, it's heaven's will. The way ahead is beyond hate; Let love break bread as grace now plates. The Living Christ offers to each Love's fine reprise: Love each to each. The message comes to one and all; Love is the sum of love that calls. Go deeper still to know and see: The Christ that wills love and beauty. Grace sets you free to know your place, To simply be love's happy face. Heed this story just to be clear; Join the lovely way to love's cheer. Follow your heart and it will show The steady art that true love knows! Let love bring light to live and learn; Let peace bring sight for grace soothes yearn. Leon Enriquez 18 Apr 2014, (on Good Friday) Singapore