It Is Finished
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. (John 19:30)
it is finished
the dirt is red.
bright red, soggy
with His blood and sweat and tears.
can’t you see? can’t you see
you foolish people crucifying Him, can’t you see
Who you are killing?
an innocent man.
“king of the Jews”.
King of the world.
He breathes a ragged breath,
stares up
into the blackening, lonely sky.
“it is finished.”
and then
He breathes
no more.
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Good Friday is only Good because by dying, Christ gave us life. Soli Deo Gloria!
- Hannah
Amen! Only the wisdom of God could have ordained that the worst crime humanity could ever commit would be the source of our salvation. <3
ReplyDeleteSo very true!
DeleteBut He is Risen <33
He is Risen! Happy Easter, Hannah!
ReplyDeleteP.S. And I've been meaning to comment on a post since about December but Life Happened... sorry to have said nothing since you reviewed my story!
ReplyDeleteThat is Quite Alright! Life has an unfortunate habit of doing that… I’m glad to see you’ve resurfaced! :P
DeleteAnd Happy Easter to you, as well. He is Risen indeed!
Yes, life has calmed down again now... I also have less mandatory music practice which I think is a good thing...? Anyway, I'm enjoying leaving comments again.
DeleteI was wondering, by the way, how "short" does the short story have to be for your review? (I have done it before so I wasn't going to submit another for a while anyway ;D)
Ah, that’s good! It’s always good to get more time back :)
DeleteIt can be any length, as long as it’s not a full-length novel! I have gotten rather unfortunately behind (I’ve got three other submissions to do) because, again, Life, but I’d welcome more for sure!
Ah, that makes sense... well, I'll see how long it ends up being xD. It may well be too long, but again, inspiration might run out!
DeleteI've just tagged you! https://craftcoffeeandcake.blogspot.com/2025/06/chasing-sunbeams-summer-blog-tag.html#more
ReplyDeleteOoh, thank you! I look forward to filling it out :D
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