| It is finished Now it is finished. It is all over The disputes, the arguments. The clever men trying to trick him, the wise men trying to fool him, the strong men trying to stop him. It is finished Laughing with James and John. Teasing Peter. Trying to persuade Simon and Matthew to get along It is finished Martha’s wonderful cooking. Mary’s big round eyes. Lazarus shaking himself in disbelief It is finished The children running between the people stuffing themselves with bread and fish. The children crying when he blessed them. The children daring the bravest ones to run up and touch his cloak It is finished The authorities looking at him. The lawyers dissecting every word. The mute incomprehension. The disgusted faces It is finished The quiet mornings overlooking Galilee. The sun on the water. They hint of a breeze. Abba, all around, everywhere, holding him It is finished The crowds. Pushing, jostling. The sarcastic comments. The fawning pleadings. The exhaustion It is finished The girl’s cold hand becoming warm. The look of eyes seeing colour for the first time. The feel of hair and perfume on his feet It is finished The slap of a soldier’s fist. The laughing eyes full of scorn. The thud of iron cracking bones It is finished The thirst. The mocking words. The tear stained cheeks. The gasping for breath. The desolation It is finished. It is over now. It is all finished. |