Easter Poem/Spoken Word‏ by Mark Johnston

Crowds in adoration

Cheered Jesus' name in celebration

Were Now watching his humiliation

So much can change in one week

A future so bright was now so bleak

In front of Pilate he wouldn't even speak

By his own people hated

He stood quietly and waited

The people were going insane

But they weren't calling his name

They wanted Barabbas released for his chains

What on earth was going on in their brains

But Jesus was willing to take the strain and the pain

For you and me

He gladly watched Barabbas walk free

In silence he showed complete humility

Pilate felt so guilty

That accepted no responsibility

He lived a life that was mistake free

And it had been anything but easy

He took every temptation that I could ever foresee

He took agony

So that I could have mercy

Not once did he sin

Or ever give in

The punishment he withstood

For hours on that piece of wood

I have never understood

And I never will or ever could

Because that is my rightful place

My sin makes me a disgrace

But We can rejoice in His grace

Even though We are filthy

He tells Us we are not guilty

I can't even begin to count the cost

That was on that cross

When he died it must have seemed like all hope was lost

But just imagine the look in the soldiers eyes

As they see the Son of God rise

Or Imagine the surprise

when the disciples heard Jesus is alive

Even with a nails in his hands

Things were exactly as he planned

Jesus goes to war sword in sheath

Shows His righteous dying beside a thief

Taking our pain and grief

All to give us relief

And our sin is where is his body lay

In that tomb is where our sin will stay

Easter isn't just about Friday

it's about Sunday

We can rejoice because one day

We are gonna be a place far away

Above this fray

No more pain or strife

Because this is true life

This true relationship

this is true love

To give it all to the God who is above

All he asks is for complete surrender

nothing this world offers is even a contender

We may be vulnerable but God is our defender

So Easter is the time of celebration

When we remember the vibration

That shook a dark nation

The earthquake as the ground began to shake

Because the Son of God was dead but now the Son of God is awake

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