but Jesus Christ
and him crucified
is not simply about
the words i speak,
that they be of him,
for him, to him;
but also, for his sake,
knowing the pain,
the rejection, the
temptations,
the soul-bruising
of life in a fallen
and contrary world,
among broken people,
with heart rending
for lost souls
in need of hearing
and seeing
Jesus the Messiah.
who could assume
such a task
lightly?
