Broken Vessels

Broken Vessels

   With each snap of the whip
   With each piercing of the thorn
   With each strike of the hammer
   With each gasp of breath
   Shattering sounds begin to echo
      around the earth.

   As the thunder claps
   As the sky darkens
   As the curtain tears
   As the final breath releases
   Broken pieces of shattered vessels
      cover the world

   The Son rises from the darken tomb,
   the splintered shards melt together
   As a multicolored mosaic appears.
   A barrier of sin blocking humanity
      from God is destroyed.

   The Father look upon His creation
   through a stained glass window
   fashioned by His Son.

   Light manifests throughout
      earth and Heaven
   Humankind once again
      reflects the Creator.

--Susan Handle Terbay Dayton, Ohio

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