the road to Calvary

the road to Calvary-
the way of suffering
and deliverance-
is narrow and hard

and few who brave the rocky hill
conquer death and its shadow


you walk
slowly
struggling

the wind picks up-
a dry, dusty wind-
gets in your eyes

you close them
and tears run down your cheeks

you think of water

in exhaustion and pain
your knees become weak

you fall down

you try to get up
but there is no one to steady you

you carry your cross
it is heavy
and you struggle under the load

the weight of the whole world
presses on your back

you look to the sky
the heavens
dare not look back

you ask
why you have been forsaken

but there is no reply-
only the
long
dusty
road
you take
and the mission
you struggle to complete


the road to Calvary-
the way of suffering
and deliverance-
is narrow and hard

and few who brave the rocky hill
conquer death and its shadow

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"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8

something for Lent.

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taken through dirty bus windows
during our Cagayan trip last month