Into the Light of Day: A Poem

                        Into the Light of Day

          The night is dark with an air of bleakness;

          No sound of footsteps to signal life;

          The tomb of Jesus awaits his rising-

          To breathe, opening our new covenant.

          The root of Jesse lies as if asleep;

          A linen cloth covers his head and feet.

          A heavy stone guards the entrance so

          No man or beast could ever enter.

         Isaiah11: “From his roots a bud shall blossom”

         A true king seated on his throne-

        “ A white tree shall bloom”

        Rising majestically over all the earth.

       The time is now, the king is ready-

       Grace and love interwoven,

       Forgiveness from our living Lord

       Who once was dead.

       A glorious angel, his face aglow

       Opens the tomb to the women and guards.

      “The crucified one has risen as he said;

       Go to Galilee where you will see him.”

       See our garden today with open blooms

       Rising from roots deep in the ground;

       New glorious life this Easter day, “Yes!”

       Christ’s footsteps are in our land.

      A shoot rising from a stump, a sign of life,

      Not dead;  the stump will grow again,

     Endowed with the Spirit giving hope and joy-  

     Easter 2020 years passed still giving new life.