NAPOMO Day 9 (Good Friday): I am the Great Sun

I am the Great Sun

(From a Normandy crucifix of 1632)


I am the great sun, but you do not see me,
I am your husband, but you turn away.
I am the captive, but you do not free me,
I am the captain you will not obey.

I am the truth, but you will not believe me,
I am the city where you will not stay.
I am your wife, your child, but you will leave me,
I am that God to whom you will not pray.

I am your counsel, but you will not hear me,
I am your lover whom you will betray.
I am the victor, but you do not cheer me,
I am the holy dove whom you will slay.

I am your life, but if you will not name me,
Seal up your soul with tears, and never blame me.

Charles Causley

"However hard we try to push him away, he won't go"

Also: Rowan Williams's Easter Reflection, on Easter and Holy Week as a journey, or series of journeys. It's very, very good.

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