As we prepare to commemorate the greatest sacrifice of all, a moving poem by The Jolly Beggar caught my eye and my heart 💖
Blogger Dorah has beautifully captured the comparison of the biblical Father -Son sacrifices in her retelling of the story of Abraham and Isaac in The Sacrifice — The Jolly Beggar
An excerpt is given below … but I suggest you read the whole for the full impact of the pathos of the sacrificial scene …. so like the Sacrifice we will shortly commemorate.
…… When Isaac asked with mischief in his eyes,
“What trick do you have up your sleeve,
Father? An invisible lamb, I do believe!”Slowly Abraham rose from the stones of the altar
Slowly he raised his face to his Father
Searching the heavens for a sign of reprieve
For now he could no longer deceive
The child who looked on him with trust
The child through whom his knife would be thrust ……
Dorah maintains The Jolly Beggar and Dreams from a Pilgrimage. blogs with poetry and prose that are really inspiring.
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