alive

isaiah 35:1-10

at the end of the day

life wins

the parched land

becomes glad

the wilderness

rejoices and blossoms

it bursts into bloom

and shouts for joy

water gushes forth

streams flowing

in the desert

burning sand

becomes a pool

thirsty ground

becomes bubbling springs

and the redeemed

will enter Zion

with singing

everlasting joy

crowning their heads

gladness will overtake them

and sorrow and sighing

will flee away

this is the joy of the redeemed

life springs forth from death

lent always turns into easter

so strengthen feeble hands

and knees that give way

say to those with fearful hearts

be strong, do not fear

see your God will come

you can count on it

 

rend

joel 2:13

rend your hearts

and not your garments

to rend means

to rip in two

to tear apart

to see the fabric

fly and fray

to hear the violence

as the threads

are broken apart

what once was whole

is no more

yet in this case

it is not a garment

to be torn apart

but a heart

Lord, have mercy

Welcome to Ash Wednesday!