Mark 16:9-15
Every day we hear the daily news
We feed on it for breakfast dinner tea
It’s wearisome dispiriting
Casts a gloomy pall
Better if we didn’t listen
Heed it not at all
But ignored won’t make it go away
There’s war out there
Ignorance at play
And broken-hearted people
Living in the dark
Next door right beside us
Evil makes its mark
So Easter sends us out to bring good news
News about a death that did not end
In misery and brokenness
But in a morning light
A rising from the grave
A never failing light
This is no easy fix no magic wand
No happy clappy close your eyes and wish
No this a Via Crucis
To find the crucified
Not strung out on a cross
But very much alive
Take the cross now every day
Take it on your shoulder
Walk the road as Jesus did
Find your step now bolder
Lift your head above the maul
See your goal in sight
Not the end of everything
But love and love’s delight
Brian Fahy
23 April 2022
+ The Christian Gospel is no easy fix for the troubles of life. It is a real facing of trouble. It is the path already walked ahead of us by the Lord. It is a Via Crucis that leads us to life’s fulfilment.
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