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by The Devotional Voice · 11 lines
Before the palms were lifted, someone cut them from a tree. Before the road sang welcome,
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 9 lines
Easter is not only lilies, white cloth, brass, a crowded hymn. It is the locked room opening.
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 10 lines
Hosanna fills the road, bright leaves against the dust, children learning joy
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 9 lines
The stone did not roll because grief had finished. Mary came carrying sorrow,
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 10 lines
One candle remains. Then even that small flame is carried from the room.
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A brief poem can frame silence in a bulletin; a longer poem can support a spoken reading. Keep the theology appropriate to the community.
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