Easter Proclamation!

God Awakening

I will celebrate the victory of my God in silence, and in song.

I will gaze upon the likeness 

Of the one-who-was pierced.

I will touch the mystery 

Of the dead-one-living.

I will trace his signature over my heart:

North to South

East to West:

King of Kings

Lord of Lords.

I will open my mouth to sing the serenade of the stars,

The song of the angels before the throne of God.

 I will shout into the sunrise, a canticle for my King:

‘Rejoice!   Rejoice!

The Lord is Risen -

Alleluia!’ 

I will bury myself in his joy, 

And, with laughter,

I will rise again.

The King Sleeps

The King Sleeps

I will mine the agony of my God with a pick and a lamp.

I will hew the stones and teach them to cry ‘Hosanna!’

I will fashion a tomb to bloom in a garden

I will fracture the face of Israel with a blow

That will become an earthquake

To  awaken the dead.

I will set my lamp beneath a splintered tree

I will close my ears against the forsaken cries of the Holy One 

I will seal my mouth against the acrid taste of blood

I will shut my eyes to hide the corpse that hangs above me. 

His eyes, not -closed.  His body, not-clothed.

‘IT IS FINISHED!’

 

It’s over.   God - 

Adored, outpoured -  passes over. 

Numbed, beyond fear, I whisper a lullaby into the dark:

‘Be still.        Be still. 

Night dawns.  

Death dies -

The King sleeps.’ 

Frank And Alfie: For Vaughn and Zara

Frank and Alfie live in the County of Worcestershire in the United Kingdom.

We are here:

Here are my mum and dad (and grandma and grandad)

Here we are on Alfie's third birthday last year.

Alfie is holding cake.

This is our house:

Our neighbours live here:

This is our School:

Daddy and Alfie at the Hidden Gardens on holiday in Cornwall.

Grandma loves the Gardens!

At home with Grandad:

In a Castle with Mummy:

On the beach:

Frank's first day at school

Mummy and Daddy:

A sunny day at the beach:

A cold picnic!