The Cries of God - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

The cries of God in heaven
on that fateful afternoon
the darkness of Good Friday
as his son hang dying
in the crimson of our sin

Tears too many
more than we could count
the darkness of the heavens
the earthquake in his dying
not songs on that day

Our focus on the savior
on our pain in his suffering
on taking on our sin
that we would live again
when we should die in his place

Needing to remember
to be mindful of the parent
who loved us enough
that he sent his son, though he was holy,
to die the sinner’s death

July 15, 2010
Genesis 22:1-19
Abraham faithful in sacrificing
his first born son Isaac,
God providing substitute lamb;
Christ becoming the sacrificial lamb
with no substitution;
the pain of the Father on Good Friday
when his son died for us.
&
Hebrews 10:1-14
Christ was the one priest able to make
one sacrifice for all time
&
John 11:32-44
John 11:35
“Jesus wept” for his friend Lazarus,
though he knew he would rise
&
Jeremiah 31:15
Rachel crying for her children
who are no more

Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Contact me at Ray Foss
for usage.