The Fear And Feeding Of The Sheep
We have nothing against Jerusalem;
in fact, it's the place to be
on a sunny Easter morning.
It's Golgotha that we fear;
and yet, we've been to church enough
to know that the way to Jerusalem
leads through Good Friday.
Keeping covenant
means keeping covenant under a cross
as well as by and empty garden tomb.
What we'd like to do, of course,
is wave palms and shout Hosanna
and then rest up
for the Hallelujah Chorus.
We dismiss the others as religious fanatics,
who wallow in the woe of Holy Week!
O Lamb of God, Lamb of God, Lamb of God,
feed us!
--Ann Weems
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