Communion

Who was the guilty?
Who brought this upon Thee?

The bread is small and light
The burden heavy on my soul

T'was I Lord Jesus
I it was denied Thee

"Take, eat...remember."

Must I?

I cannot refuse Him and
the bread is thick and dry between my teeth.

I crucified Him?

Psalm 23 resonates
heart-wrenching irony

The Lord is my Shepherd
I shall not want
He makes me to lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside still waters.

I am the naked emperor
the fearful pharisee
the reluctant beggar

The sheep wander and bleat their foolish independence
but even the most stubborn knows
the sound of the Shepherd's voice.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
pursue me
drag me kicking and screaming
to the table

The wine goes down easier
it burns warm inside

Christ in me
Me in Christ

For as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the the vine,
neither can you unless you abide in Me.

In His sacrifice.  In forgiveness.  In communion.

In the house of the Lord 


forever.

watching words
            scatter
    across               the                  page
                  across                             
                            my            day
          whirling
                   swirling
                                polite words
                        chatter
    conversation
        advice
                                                opinion
                         hope
            thanksgiving
                                      complaining
                                   venting 
             awkward
                  honest
          open
                           picture words
                                praise words
                     silent words
lonely words                                     us words
  me                                                  ask
    my                                       know
 I                                                      remember
  feel                                              sorry
   want                                       encourage 
think                                              pursue
   mine                                         need
need                                              move
  myself                                     learn
me                                                    forgive
should have                                 change
I                                                        thank
                                                   pray
dump words                                      love words

so many               words
                                 words
                     words
                                     words
                              words

and once in a while
                        one
                    or two
                                  land

     and who you are is
          a little different