my all-time favourite...

i am absolutely stunned every time i see this. the stillness is simply captivating. words could never do it justice. neither can a photo off the internet. trust me, i tried. for now, stay awhile, and just let it move you. but that's just me. sometimes it's so upsetting when you try and express to someone your reaction to a particular experience and no matter how hard you try, you just can't get them to connect in the same way. i know we're all individuals, all wired differently, blahblahblah, but i'm not sure how to really deal with it yet. anyway...this isn't about me, it's about this:




"Pieta", Michelangelo

How deep the Father's love for us

How vast beyond all measure

That He would give His only Son

To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss

The Father turns His face away

As wounds which mar the chosen One

Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross

My guilt upon His shoulders

Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice

Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that held Him there

Until it was accomplished

His dying breath has brought me life

I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything

No gifts, no powr's, no wisdom

But I will boast in Jesus Christ

His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?

I cannot give an answer

But this I know with all my heart

His wounds have paid my ransom