The brunt of the fall
Borne by Him
Who gave man the will
To freely choose sin,
To freely reject,
To freely flee,
Or to freely embrace,
To freely be
Bondservant, soldier,
Warrior, child;
Fallen now falling
On the Risen One,
Fallen now standing
On powerful hope.
Fallen One, fallen ones
Walking in stride;
Risen One raising them
Into a light,
Into a mandate
To move and to speak…
The fallen and lost,
They are sent out to seek.

ADW  February 2007