God Is On Trial / Irony

Part 1
What occasion may it be,
That brings this uproar that I see?
Have you not heard?
GOD IS ON TRIAL TODAY!
His creations from all over the land
Bring their charges to the witness stand.
Voices rise, tempers flare,
The jury shake their fingers and glare.
The evidence is plain for all to see;
The verdict is out! God is guilty!
Down comes the hammer, the judge thunders,
"God, what do YOU have to say?"

Part 2
Above the noise and the din
That a myriad of voices brings,
An orchestrated sound it seems,
Resonating like a horrible scream.
Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!
What must be done to appease
The blinding wrath of a creation demanding to see justice?
All this while the Lord stands by
And watch the proceedings with ne'er a reply.

Part 3
See His hands and His side,
The blood that flows out of His back;
O the depths of sorrow and pain,
Written on His gruesome face;
That one moment of great despair
Born out of a separation rare;
A separation that never was, Nor ever will be;
When the Father turns HIs face away
From the One in whom He is well pleased.
Love flows in crimson red,
So costly and yet so free.

Part 4
Still the people continue to rage
As many more join in to debate
On a punishment that cannot wait
To deliver it to the Ancient of Days they hate.

"Only the harshest will suffice
To appease our souls and heal our wounded pride."

God is hereby sentenced to humiliation and death.


Part 5
See how, as He hung upon the cursed tree,
The nails they drove through His hands and His feet,
Did not distract Him from what He came to bring
Light and hope to a world lost and darkened by sin.

In that defining moment even as the crowd mocked,
"If thou be the Christ, come down from the cross,",
With His dying breath He gasped and prayed,
"Father, forgive them,
For they know not what they do."

 

 

Walls

Walls -
are the keepers of peace.
They come in various designs
to keep out and to keep in.

Walls speak
to tell you the limits
how far you can go
how near you may come.

Walls stand
high and impregnable
with folded arms and stoic silence
to keep the distance.
To the uninitiated
an added sign says, "Beware of dogs!"
Make no mistake!
Some have gone one step further.
"Trespassers shall be prosecuted!"

Walls protect
from the unsolicited attention from the outside
the onslaught of mad hostilities
to take away your dignity.

Walls comfort
with a sense of security
a reprieve in times of need
a welcome relief and quick retreat.

Walls arouse
curiosity to the world within
indeed beckon and welcome
with their intricate designs and ornamental plants.
A glimpse to the soul
An interaction of different worlds.

Walls -
are necessary.

Words!

Words have meanings

Words have power.

Words can be weighty

Words can bounce

They lift up

They bring down

They make you laugh

They make you cry

Words can be sharp

They pierce you like a spear

They bring you hurt

And care not for your tears

They strengthen you

Or leave you a withered fool

They germinate

And generate fear, love or hate

They build up

They destroy

Like missiles without mercy

Or jewels clothed with grace

They comfort

They heal

They disturb

They steal

They strip you of your dignity

And expose your vulnerability

They restore with gentleness

And bring a glimpse of hope to the helpless

Words can achieve

More than you can imagine.

Measure your words before you speak

Weigh them in the balance

Count the cost and the loss

For when they go from your lips

They cannot be retrieved

Let words be laced with kindness and gentleness

Truth dressed with mercy and love.

Like the gentle rustling of the wind

Striking a harmonious chord with hearer and listener