Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Living Water: Cleansing the Disciples by Sue



Source

Living Water: Cleansing the Disciples
©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson

Leather sandals, dusty feet,
soles worn out in service.
Lessons taught, lessons learned;
stilled souls waiting, nervous.
Passover dawns bittersweet;
bodies tense against the day.
Disciples listen. Master’s words
pass over them and slip away.
Confusion, fear; can it be true?
A Sword of Might should be their Lord.
He kneels, a servant at their feet.
“Nay, bathe us not,” their tongues implore.
He answers: if ye would have part
with me, then yield to mine own hand.
This Living Water washes soles of feet
and cleanses souls of man.
Alas, they did not understand.

A lifetime later, at the cross,
their broken hearts knew well the cost.
He rose again and made them whole:
mind and body, sole and soul.


=================================================================
Sue is someone I have really come to admire and would love to meet some day!
Want to read more of Sue's poems and musings?
You can find her every day at:  Sue's News, Views 'n Muse.
Thank you, Sue!!

11 comments:

  1. lovely poem, complete and powerful...

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks for sharing my poem, Jocelyn.

    =)

    ReplyDelete
  3. I follow Sue too. She is an awesome writer.
    I love her poems and this one is lovely.
    Thanks, Sue blessings to you! LeAnn

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I love visitors! Your blog is amazing and very encouraging! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas!

    ReplyDelete
  5. That is beautiful! But I expect nothing less from Sue.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sue is a wonder! What a great image and feeling her poem and poetry communicates.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Sue you words are truly touching! "He rose again and made them whole: mind and body, sole and soul." So powerful!

    ReplyDelete
  8. You are truly amazing! I was moved when I first read this and I have been moved once again! I think I'll read this to my family tonight at dinner.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Stirring and Beautiful! Sue never ceases to amaze me!

    ReplyDelete
  10. So beautiful...I always love Sue's words...

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love all of your Easter poems, Sue,and this one does not disappoint.

    ReplyDelete