On Maundy Thursday
As the world holds its breath for Good Friday
I will be slowing down my breath
For surgery.
As we remember the Last Supper
Held in memory of the Passover
I will be passing out
On a cold surgical table.
I will awaken
In time for Good Friday
Lying motionless in recovery
As the world slows to a standstill
And remembers
The death of our Saviour.
While others feast on hot cross buns
And chocolate eggs
I will be taking in fluids
And breathing in and out
On the day our Saviour
Exhaled for the last time.
Surgery will give me
A new lease on life;
And they plan to discharge me
On Easter Sunday.
I will arise from my hospital bed
As people sing rapturous songs
About our risen Saviour.
I will head home
To the ones I love,
As Jesus presented his resurrected self
To his disciples.
As I rest and recover
Over the following weeks,
I will remember the One
Who died and rose again
So that I could be released
Not just from hospital,
Not just from physical pain,
But from all the pain and suffering
That sin and this world have to offer.
Because he rose,
I have a new lease on life
In him.
And I look forward to the day
When I will rise
One last time
And be with him
In a place
Where surgery will never be needed again,
Where pain is a distant memory,
Where tears are wiped away for good.
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This poem has been part of an Easter synchroblog. To read other Easter blogs by Omega Christian writers, please click on the titles below:
The Lord is There by Dienece Darling
It’s Kind of a Big Deal—Good Friday by Karen Brough
I love the way you have compared your experiences with Jesus’s. He identifies with us and we can identify with him in small ways.
Hope you are on the mend.
Hi Susan, I love that about Jesus too! He can truly identify with us in our pain, and our pain gives us a glimpse of his humanity. Thanks for your kind words too, I am on the mend now.
A beautiful story. A beautiful hope! Thankyou Steph! Hope you are recovering well.
Hi Tamika, I love the hope that Jesus gives us everyday. Thanks for your kind thoughts, I am recovering slowly but surely!
Thank you, Steph. For helping us see “Easter” through new eyes, ones of pain not sunshine and chocolates. As you said, that doesn’t change the triumph and comfort of the Easter message. Thanks for that.
Hope the recovery is going well! All the best.
Hi Dienece, yes the pain of Easter is crucial and one we tend to skip over all too easily. I know I do! Yet the relief and wonder is real too. Thanks for your kind words too, I am recovering well.
What a precious parallel you’ve shared here Steph! Bring on Sunday!
I hope the surgery went smoothly, and that you have a better than textbook recovery!
Praying that what you’ve shared above comes to fruition, just as you said, that you’ll be pain free as a result of the surgery.
Hi Karen, thanks for your well wishes and kind words! The surgery was successful, and I’m recovering slowly but surely. God is with us through these challenges. Hope you are keeping well x
Spending Easter in a hospital bed isn’t great, but I loved your reflection.
Hope the surgery has been successful and your recovery goes well.
Hi Susan, thanks for your double comments! The surgery was a success and I am recovering well if not slowly. Hope you are well too x