by Prasanta | Apr 20, 2019 | Cross, Jesus, Poetry, Resurrection, Song Lyrics, the cross
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Author (attributed to)- Bernard of Clairvaux; Translator from Latin to German – Paul Gerhardt; Translator into English – James W. Alexander (1830) Tune: PASSION CHORALE (Hassler) O sacred Head, now wounded with grief and shame...
by Prasanta | Mar 1, 2018 | Christ, Hope, Jesus, Lent, Poetry, Redemption, Resurrection
Striped I choke on dust, wreckage of world, and my crushed bones of existence. Painful agonies— what breathing soul is exempt from knowing? While the world continues doubling and halving its joys and sorrows, what of souls doubled over? Lines mark days—...
by Prasanta | Mar 30, 2016 | God's love, grace, Hope, Jesus, One Thousand Gifts, Salvation, the cross
I step out of the water, my long hair dripping wet. I was 13 and it was Easter Sunday night in a medium-sized church in the deep south when I was baptized… but it’s years later when I read Ann Voskamp’s prose in her Journal, where she writes about...
by Prasanta | Apr 3, 2015 | Poetry, Resurrection, Song Lyrics
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Author (attributed to)- Bernard of Clairvaux; Translator from Latin to German – Paul Gerhardt; Translator into English – James W. Alexander (1830) Tune: PASSION CHORALE (Hassler) O sacred Head, now wounded with grief and shame...
by Prasanta | Apr 27, 2011 | Beauty, Christianity, Hope, Imperfect Prose, Walk With Him Wednesdays
I read the accounts of the resurrection from Luke and John. From the empty tomb and sadness to the joy of seeing Him face to face, alive, I try to imagine the joy and elation of those who loved Jesus and that had witnessed his death, as they saw him after his death...