THE YEARS IN BETWEEN
HE WORKED FOR HIS DAD
DROVE THE PHARISEES MAD.
LOOKED FOR A REASON TO LIVE
FOUND IN HIS WILLINGNESS TO GIVE
LEADING FRIENDS TO THE SEA
WHERE HE SET THEM FREE
TO FOLLOW HIS LESSONS
TO TEACH ALL TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER
CHILD, FATHER AND MOTHER.
BUT HE FOUND TROUBLE IN HATE
AND FELL VICTIM TO HIS FATE
OF DEATH ON A HILL
HE HAD WORK TO DO STILL
WHEN HE CAME OUT OF THE TOMB
INTO A DIFFERENT ROOM
THE DISCIPLES BELIEVED
THE WORLD WAS RELIEVED
HE FOUND US A LAST
OUR TROUBLES WERE PAST,
AMEN
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DEATH ON HILL
He climbed that hill,
Knowing what he would find
That his guide on that climb
Had something in mind.
A Roman soldier with spear at the ready
Kept up with him
Walking slow and steady.
The sun shone bright
He continued to fight
Until mid day
Three hours later
What can we say
A man hung dying,
In a tomb soon to stay
But he outwitted them all
All men large or small
His father let Him go
To save us from woe
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I
ANGER AND RESENTMENT
DO NOT A HAPPY PERSON MAKE
BUT IF YOU TAKE SOMEONE BY THE HAND
AND HOLD ON TIGHT
YOU MIGHT FIND THAT ALL THAT BAD FEELING
WILL DISAPPEAR OVERNIGHT.
THAT SOMEONE’S HAND MIGHT BE IN TOUCH WITH GOD
SO KEEP HOLDING ON
UNTIL THE ANGER IS GONE.
II
GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH YOU ACHE
AND FEELS YOUR PAIN FULL WELL
BUT HOLD HIS HAND AND BE PATIENT
HE’LL BE WORKING ON YOU FOR A SPELL.
III
SHARE YOUR HEART WITH OTHERS
UNTIL YOU CAN LET GO
AND THEN ANGER AND RESENTMENT
WILL BE BURIED IN WINTER’S SNOW.
BURIED OUT OF SIGHT
YOU CAN’T EVEN SEE IT
THE SNOW HAS PURIFIED IT AND
RELEASED YOU FROM ITS SIGHT.
SO CLEANSE YOUR HEART AND MIND
TILL ALL IS LEFT BEHIND
YOU’LL BE A BETTER PERSON
WITH CLEAN HEART AND MIND.
Jane p. Neale
