CPAS Leadership magazine have published a meditation I have written to accompany a set of illustrations from Si Smith. They are both available for download but you need to subscribe for a measly sum of £24.95 per year... having been sent a copy of the magazine I have to say there are some worthwhile resources to be had... Si's images are worth the money alone!
Here's a couple of samples from the meditation...
Intro
Stillness, Quiet, Space, Peace.Stillness, let there be stillness
Quiet, let there be quiet
Space, let there be space
Peace, let there be peace
Celebration turning into confusion, a party left behind with disturbing words of a friends betrayal, a broken body, spilled blood, words that hang in the air… too much to think about now, too tired to know what they mean, too many conflicting thoughts and feelings, too much time spent together to contemplate the end… a pause, an unsettled exhaustion creeps closer in the sweet overpowering scent of the evening garden. For now, at least there is rest.Stillness, Quiet, Space, Peace.
7. Jesus carries his cross
one among many
an ordinary man
a simple statistic
one foot after the other
looked down on with the rest
spat at and laughed at
then just passed by
with those who don’t deserve to live
with those others believe should die
one among many
an ordinary man
on his way to his end
just like all the rest
on a path countless have taken
and on which many will follow
just another on the way to a brutal death
just another tally on the register
tomorrow He will be gone with all the rest
one among many
an ordinary man
8. Simon helps carry the cross (Matthew 27:32)
An innocent man helps an innocent man. An innocent man caught up in something that is none of his business. A look into His eyes reveals, for a second, something beyond the pain of the physical struggle, beyond the now. Nothing is said between the innocent men.He, who brought healing to others, accepts the help but gains no relief.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
He, who invited us to share our load with Him, to come to Him for rest, shares his load, but for Him there is no rest.
“Anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
He, who challenged us to take up a cross, to lose our lives, shares his cross with another and begins to walk willingly toward the end of his life.
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