In the deep silence of Maundy Thursday, we do such simple things: gather together to share a meal, tell ancient stories, break bread and pour wine, wash weary feet…and begin a vigil that will lead us through the terror and desolation of Good Friday, to the triumph and joy of the Resurrection.
EUCHARIST
Harsh, knocking, pounding words:
TAKE and BREAK –
Wounding and healing heart and mind
to touch the point of LOVE.
TAKE and BREAK –
Wounding and healing heart and mind
to touch the point of LOVE.
Meet smooth, soft counterpoint:
BLESS and GIVE –
From a womb of terror
Birthing eas`ed pain, and LIFE.
Harsh – soft – the rhythm roams Creation:
TAKE and BLESS
BREAK and GIVE
A symphony that sings of LOVE.
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