When no one is around…
Posted by Terry Nelson on Mar 21st, 2008
sometimes I imagine myself alone
with Jesus,
when no one is around…
oftentimes in the garden
when the disciples are asleep -
I move in very close to him…
silently nodding
to let him know I’m there.
.
other times I imagine
we are alone in the prison
between tortures -
I emerge from the shadows
moving much closer this time,
to cover his nakedness and warm him
from the night chill…
silently nodding
as I gently dab away his tears.
.
I can’t take away his suffering,
I have nothing to salve his wounds,
I can’t hold him back from dying,
I can only suffer with him…
silently nodding
as he looks at me with love.
.
[Art: "Compassion" - by Bouguereau]
March 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Oh, yes.
March 21st, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Very nice, Terry.
You know, when you wrote “…other times I imagine
we are alone in the prison
between tortures…to cover his nakedness and warm him from the night chill…” Here, Christ might also be someone who was in need of a good Samaritan.
“[W]hat you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.”“ Matthew 25:45
March 22nd, 2008 at 5:59 am
beautiful.
March 22nd, 2008 at 5:48 pm
This blog is one of the most spiritual. I read it every day.
March 22nd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Terry, when are you going to join Facebook?
March 22nd, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Elena - thanks very much.
I don’t know about Facebook - If the guys let me use their photos - maybe… I’ll have to ask Harrison and Aaron.
March 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I think this is my favorite crucifixion painting, ever.
And from this side of the globe, it is Easter morning already…having gone to Easter Midnight Mass ten hours ago, already, I wish you a wonderful and happy Easter!!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
This is excellent.