THE CRUCIFIED ONE

Some say He walked on water and came from heaven

To me He walked with both feet on the earth

Others claimed he was not a man, but the Lord Himself

Yet he grew tired and needed rest

He was hungry and needed to eat

His body could suffer

He worked as a carpenter

And came from Nazareth

Yet His soul was heavenly

And when I looked into His eyes

I peered into a spiritual sea

And there did witness the power of His soul

It flew like angels upon the clouds of wisdom

And sang with beauteous resounding prayers

To melt one's heart

And no man who had thus seen Him as I

Could turn away or deny the truth of His Revelation.

When He spoke

The melody of His words softened all hearts

And took away the pain that lingered there

In my dreams I would bathe in the water of His words

And see in the darkness of the night

I would find myself where no sickness could come upon me

Neither any sad word effect my smile

Or tear from me the joy of the fragrant vapors

Wafting o'er the meadow of His love.

And when He cried from the sadness of what other men do

Their godless waywardness and corruption

It was as if the whole world was weeping

He often told us to be like little children

Like the spring flowers budding in the field

Innocent, uncorrupted

And filled with the desire of open and uncorrupted minds

And when they took Him from our midst

His heart was filled with joy

He said we should not be sad

He was going to be with His Father Who sent Him

He looked down from the cross

On which he had been crucified

His eyes were kind and forgiving

His smile warm and filled with love

Though His body was wrecked in pain

He begged God to forgive us and to open our eyes

When the sword of the king's commander

Was thrust into His bosom

His eyes fell upon the hand and face

That dealt Him the blow of death.

The look then appearing in His eyes

Was not of anger or revenge

But both of sorrow and great happiness

Of love and forgiveness

And at that moment on that day

As if the whole of creation stopped

The heart of the king's commander was changed forever.

When His last breath was given up

His eyes and soul were fixed only upon One

That One for Whom His every breath had been sacrificed

Whom he had called His Father and his Lord

And when that lone and last tear dripped slowly

And ran its' way down upon His weathered cheek

Falling softly to the ground

His only wish was that He had served his Father well

And done all that was entrusted unto Him

He uttered but one more word crying out in pain

"Father" said He as His body slumped at His last breath.

When darkness then covered the land

And the Sun of His blessings no longer shown upon the soil

And all that he had said seemed to vanish

In the sorrow of the day

When all were suffering in the doubt of his absence

And believing defeat indeed was theirs

To the sweetness of Mary Magdalene He appeared

And then to the others to them He came

And blessed their presence with his words

Leading them from the darkness of doubt.

And I; as I stood back and witnessed all

Was but to wonder

Who was He that had stolen my heart and thoughts?

That had brought a new light into the life of my soul.

Who was He?

And He answered

Some call Me the King of the Jews

Others call me the Messiah

I am Jesus of Nazareth

I am a Prophet of God

I am a Messenger from God

I am the Servant of God

I am the Christ

I am the Son of God, Him Who sent me

Many say that I came from heaven

Others say My Mother was a virgin

And I was conceived of God

They ask me who am I and why have I appeared?

I come not to send peace but a sword.

But the sword I speak of is my tongue

Wherewith I utter my teachings

And by my Word I separate all things as if with a sword

Cutting one piece from the other

I separate spiritual light from darkness

I separate truth from falsity

I separate what is real life from that which is not life

I separate love from hatred

I separate that which is Godly

From that which is not of God

I open the eyes of the spiritually blind by my teachings

I awaken the slumbering souls from their sleep

I raise the spiritually dead from the grave of error

I cause the weak to walk again in the path of God

I heal the leper who has lost his way

By revealing the teachings of God Who sent me.

I accept the spears of those whose eyes are closed

And whose hearts are not chosen

I sacrifice my life though I am not accepted by others

Yet only a few

For the world to which I come is lost in darkness

And corruption is rampant in the hearts of men

Believing they are gods.

I am powerful above that which brings life to the land

It does my bidding

That water which is the teaching of God

For I am the One Who brings the new teaching

And reveals to man the new Revelation of God

I am He Who dies for your sins

I show you my love of my Father

And demonstrate the strength of my love

By giving myself up to be crucified for your sins

I am the anointed One and the Christ.