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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
After the alleluia, chairs must still be stacked. Someone gathers paper cups.
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 10 lines
These walls have heard wedding vows and ambulance calls, first hymns, last breaths,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
After church, the table gathers lilies, chipped plates, and more chairs than match.
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 12 lines
They came carrying spices, prepared to tend the dead. Dawn had barely found
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 9 lines
We arrive before the birds, coats over Sunday clothes, coffee warming paper hands.
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 12 lines
No warhorse. No polished saddle. A young colt carries
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 11 lines
The cross was wood: grain, splinter, weight, a tree remade by empire
Read, listen and shareby The Devotional Voice · 10 lines
At three o'clock the sanctuary clock continues. A truck reverses outside.
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