The Miracle of the Cross

it’s always been

more than wood

and nails

but how would they ever know

what that oak

and metal speaks

it’s always been

more than a Jewish man

with unexplainable love

but how would they ever know

the depth

of His selfless heart

and desires

it’s always been

more than

living as condemned sinners

but how would they ever know

there is a gift of adoption

there at their feet

each stripe

across the back

of the Son of God

tells a story

of our past

He came to redeem

a promise of restoration

and an invitation

to love and live

with great awe

of the One who came

to set them free

but how would they know

how could they know

if nobody goes to tell them