Good Friday, April 10
Isaiah 52:13-53:12. If he gives his life as an offering for sin, he shall see his descendants in a long life, and the will of God shall be accomplished through him. Because of his affliction he shall see the light in fullness of days; through his suffering, my servant shall justify many and their guilt he shall bear. Therefore I will give him his portion among the great.
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see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his eyes, His body gleams amid eternal snows, His tears fall from the skies. I see his face in every flower; The thunder and the singing of the birds Are but his voice – and carven by his power Rocks are his written words. All pathways by his feet are worn, His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea, His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn, His cross is every tree. - Joseph Mary Plunkett, “I See His Blood Upon the Rose" |