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Good Friday - The Point of Death is Life

by

Joris John Heise

We view no joy in death.
What’s loss is gone—the void
Of links created slow,
Go frayed, then snap—all left, lost.
A cat is put to sleep;
Another person’s smashed in traffic;
Another goes asleep and’s gone.
And mine waits out there, too.
But Jesus dies to rise—
The mystery’s beyond
Belief. It’s just sheer love—
Creation come again to birth.

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It’s only death-deep love
Like Jesus’ bends event--
Like atoms--into power
And makes from dead flesh life.
Tight, true love stands unfathomed joy,
The dream become a mere touch
That heals all loss, yes,
And welcomes You to us.
So stepping into death
Becomes a hard-heroic choice
Because of--Him we love He
Loved you, won peace by passion.

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The point of death is love—
Expressing life, though lost,
By bonds so strong we dance
Like Jesus after dying.

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