Lord Jesus
How can it be that this is how you set things right
between people and you?
You, who rule over the nations
submit to cruel nails
offering yourself as a sacrifice of love
such love
which we only glimpse in part
as we gather here
and take in the wonder of it all
God the Father
may the cries of God the Son
fill our very beings
as we recall how we cannot repay the love we know
we see
we hear
on this Good Friday
we weep
we are numb
filled with grief
longing to know hope
once more
Amen