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2007-11-27 06:21:14 · 2 answers · asked by Fr. Al 6 in Arts & Humanities Poetry

We Crucify Jesus

We crucify Jesus, day by day,
In the things we do,
And the words we say.
His Body, the Church laid out
Upon the cross of the world;
We drive wedges, sharp and cruel,
Not merely to affix the corpse thereto
In caricature of execution, redemption's tool,
But to sever the limbs, break bones in two.
We see atonement, purchased thereby,
Only applicable to our particular crumb
As if the whole loaf were not sanctified,
But only "the elect" for whom He died.
In our perfection we deny
Both benefit and necessity
And allow no grace but what we mediate
Loving our Lord, while our brother we hate.
If only Peter, more perfect he,
And Paul less irascible he might be
Each an apostle fit for Jesus' choice,
But neither these days would find voice
In a church ruled by image instead of Lord,
Innocent of need for living Word.

2007-11-27 06:21:33 · update #1

2 answers

I think it is great! You have great insight. Have you written a lot of poems? So many people are blinded from Truth.

2007-11-27 06:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by geessewereabove 7 · 1 0

You're right: it's a religious poem, but it's not a spiritual one.

2007-11-27 14:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0 1

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