JESUS: HIS FEET

 

This Holy Week 2020 is unique. We are all rediscovering the value of family, of friends, of neighbors, of work, of play, of gathering for worship, of Bible Study, of prayer; of wondering in awe at the goodness of our God, the beauty of His Son, Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit. In the midst of unprecedented uncertainty and unpredictability we find ourselves remembering the One who holds us all in His hands, who loves us so much more than we know, and who is eternally working out His ultimate plan for redemption. This week, in particular, we remember the drama surrounding the triumphal entry into Jerusalem—the encounters of Jesus in the Temple with the Pharisees and Jewish officials, the Last Supper with His disciples, His agonizing yet victorious prayer in Gethsemane, the arrest, the trials, the excruciating crucifixion, the heart-breaking burial and the triumphant resurrection. Daily, as we reflect on all that Jesus has done for us, let us meditate on all that Jesus sacrificed for us, how much He truly loves us; and so, no matter how out-of-control things seem, how much we can trust Him as He cares for us. Each day this week I will be sharing one poem written as a group back in 2006 as we pray together that God will keep our eyes focused on His unspeakable sacrifice on the Cross where Jesus died for us. Then on Resurrection Day, on Easter Sunday, we will celebrate His ultimate triumph over death.

HIS FEET

His bleeding feet
bear his awesome weight
tortured by his burden—
every breath he gasps
pushing down on the spike
pinning him, crushed on a cross.

His feet so soiled with mud,
Jerusalem’s filth and gore—
Mary washed them with her tears
and dried them with her hair,
our Lord and Savior, servant
who Himself, washes our dirty feet.

His feet that walked the earth
bore scars, his weary feet
that trod our tiresome roads,
that trudged along our roads
now struggle for us all,
bear our sins away.

M.S.
Easter 2006

And he put all things
under his feet
and gave him as head over all things
to the church, . . .

Ephesians 1: 22