Because He Is Risen

Still celebrating Christ's resurrection, I thought I'd pass along these words. All day I want to think about the "endless dance of his ability," and the "shortened shelf life" of selfishness.

Because he is risen
Spring is possible
In all the cold hard places
Gripped by winter
And freedom jumps the queue
To take fear’s place
as our focus
Because he is risen

Because he is risen
My future is an epic novel
Where once it was a mere short story
My contract on life is renewed
in perpetuity
My options are open-ended
My travel plans are cosmic
Because he is risen

Because he is risen
Healing is on order and assured
And every disability will bow
Before the endless dance of his ability
And my grave too will open
When my life is restored
For this frail and fragile body
Will not be the final word
on my condition
Because he is risen

Because he is risen
Hunger will go begging in the streets
For want of a home
And selfishness will have a shortened shelf-life
And we will throng to the funeral of famine
And dance on the callous grave of war
And poverty will be history
In our history
Because he is risen

And because he is risen
A fire burns in my bones
And my eyes see possibilities
And my heart hears hope
Like a whisper on the wind
And the song that rises in me
Will not be silenced
As life disrupts
This shadowed place of death
Like a butterfly under the skin
And death itself
Runs terrified to hide
Because he is risen
Gerard Kelly

Last evening I was reading some portfolios submitted by journalism students to the scholarship committee of the Evangelical Press Association. A couple are so good they left me breathless. Some of the others still have some learning to do. All, though, are encouraging in that they want to use their gift for writing to reflect a Christian outlook in the world of media. I wish them well. (And I'll vote for the two best to get the cash.)

Does anybody know if kemo can cause eye damage? I've been aware of growing periodic pain in my left eye, and whenever I have a "runny eye day," that's the one that runs. Guess I'll do some research, and talk with the doctor when I see him on the 17th. And especially pray.

Blessings,
Carol