An Easter Poem

A baby sent.
A life lived.
A miracle maker.
Grace giver.
Leader.
Gatherer of people.
Lover of the lowly.

Mocked.
Nails in hands.
Raised up on wood.
A crown of thorns.
Blood.
Pain.
Agony.
Death.

Waiting.
Tears.
Questioning.
Silence.
Stillness.
Confusion.
Wondering.
Darkness.
Mourning.

Shaking ground.
Rolled away stone.
Light bursting.
Violent hope.
Breakthrough.
Death defeated.

RISEN!
ALIVE!