CQOD: 04/14/06 -- Mary Elizabeth Coleridge: Good Friday

Christian Quotation of the Day

April 14, 2006

Good Friday

Meditation:
    When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
    -- John 21:15-17 (ESV)

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Quotation:

    Good Friday in my heart! Fear and affright!
    My thoughts are the disciples when they fled,
    My words the words that priest and soldier said,
    My deed the spear to desecrate the dead.
    And day, Thy death therein, is changed to night.

    Then Easter in my heart sends up the sun.
    My thoughts are Mary, when she turned to see,
    My words are Peter, answering, ‘Lov’st thou me?’
    My deeds are all Thine own drawn close to Thee.
    And night and day, since thou dost rise, are one.
    ... Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861-1907)

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Your love to me I return.

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