These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Lament for Those He Loved

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets,
and stonest them which are sent unto thee,
how often would I have gathered thy children together,
even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,
and ye would not!”
(Matthew 23:37, KJV)

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He came to save the world from sin,
but not all believed His Word.
The days before He'd live again,
were dark, and Hope was blurred.

"O, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you've silenced Truth,
and stoned the preacher's words.
I would have gathered you from youth
as doth all brooding birds.

"But you would not." These stiff-necked souls
rejected God's Own Son.
They put Him on the cross, so bold
as though they vict'ry won.

Yet, when the tomb was opened wide,
The Savior was not seen
for though it's true, that He had died
Death's grasp was broken clean.

Each Holy Week starts with a tear,
and ends with boundless joy
for Jesus Christ destroyed all fear
by His Gift without alloy.

by Jay O’Toole
on April 3rd, 2023