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Caught Between the Nails

April 18, 2019 By Betty Skinner

Caught Between the Nails

Francisco de Zurbarán. The Crucifixion. Art Institute of Chicago

 

Oh, Good Jesus,
hear me, hold me, love me
in this, the season of
my spirit’s loss and grieving,
in the anguish of my waiting,
in the silence of familiar voices gone,
in the pain of all the change,
in the twilight of my years
before Perfection dawns
and I am gone.

Oh, Good Jesus,
I try the letting go,
to understand my weakness,
to trust You in my darkness,
to make room for Your grace to heal.
Yet there is no return,
only the echo of my own crying.
It seems I, too, with You,
am caught between the nails.

Oh, Good Jesus,
in this holy place of crucifixion,
broaden the boundaries of my heart.
Soften the hard places that
defend, define and deny.
Teach my heart to love.
Make it a refuge for others
who, too, are caught
between the nails.

BWS

 
 

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