20 March 2008

The Cup

Small, soft, warm, his members tightly wrapped
Yet the cup is placed before him
Betrayal, brutality, suffering and death
Redemption, renewal, revival and life
  
Young, learning, obedient, his father well pleased
Yet the cup is present before him
Betrayal, brutality, suffering and death
Redemption, renewal, revival and life

Mature, empathetic, confronting, his needs go unmet
Yet the cup is always before him
Betrayal, brutality, suffering and death
Redemption, renewal, revival and life

Alone, hungry, cold, his body almost broken
The cup is filled before him
Betrayal, brutality, suffering and death
Redemption, renewal, revival and life

Desanguinitated, battered, humiliated, his visage marred
He drinks the cup before him
Betrayal, brutality, suffering and death
Redemption, renewal, revival and life

Ancient promise now fulfilled, his glory restored
The empty cup is now behind him
Betrayal, brutality, suffering and death
Redemption, renewal, revival and life


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