Released
A Poem of Redemption
by Sarah Jinright
December 20, 2012
Scripture Reading: Genesis
22
(1)
In
a time long forgotten, at the birth of the world,
Before
dawn, two brothers sought God in a field.
One
brought the fruit of the ground he had tilled;
One
offered a lamb, and together, they kneeled.
When
suddenly a voice, whispered through the haze,
Rebuked
the sacrifice of Cain, now lost within the blaze.
But
Abel's, He accepted—for someday He would raise
A
sacrifice to cover for the sin of all man's ways.
(meditation)
There
would be no wall to climb over, no altar to leap,
No
penance to suffer, no stone law to keep,
No
priest to confess to, no prayer to the east,
No
care to lose rest to . . . For we would be RELEASED.
(2)
On
the heights of a mountain, a man and his son
Had
built up an altar and laid the wood on.
'Twas
then Isaac realized what had to be done;
But
for trust in his father's love, the child did not run.
His
son upon the altar, Abram raised his knife.
How
could he kill his only son? His heritage? His life?
When
a voice from the thicket said, “Abram here is your relief,
Spare
your son, and kill My Lamb; Be blessed for your belief.”
(meditation)
He
had no wall to climb over, no altar to leap,
No
penance to suffer, no stone law to keep,
No
priest to confess to, no prayer to the east,
No
care to lose rest to . . . for he had been RELEASED!
(3)
On
the first Easter morning, a woman in tears
Crept
early to the garden where a stone tomb appeared.
But
to her amazement, she saw as she drew near,
The
stone was rolled away! Her Lord was not here!
The
angel said, “Fear not! He's risen from the dead!
The
matchless Lamb of Glory has died in man's stead!”
She
had come to the garden to weep for her Lord,
But
to discover, her hope was restored!
(meditation)
There
is no wall to climb over, no altar to leap,
No
penance to suffer, no stone law to keep,
No
priest to confess to, no prayer to the east,
No
care to lose rest to . . . for we have been RELEASED!
