The Third Cross

 

Two crosses stood upon upon a hill

Where soon a third was raised.

Two criminals awaiting death

Looked toward the third, amazed

To see who hung between them,

Suffering quietly as He died--

The humble son of Joseph--

Why should He be crucified?

And still across the centuries,

The question sounds today:

Why would the gentle Son of God

Meet death in such a way?

If die He must, why not a death

Of honor and acclaim--

Why choose to be identified

With sinners and their shame?

And yet his death upon the cross

Enables us to see--

He comes to us right where we are,

Not where we'd like to be.

Amid our darkness and disgrace,

Our suffering and our sin,

The Savior comes to each of us,

Time and time again.

    (From Thorns and Thrones)

BJ

(But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Romans 5:8)