Can you imagine
what the nails
the spikes felt like
when they
pierced
MY FLESH?

Can you imagine
as it
ripped
through the skin
through the muscle
through the fibers
and
out the
other side?

Can you imagine
the pain
that the death
brought upon
ME?

I ask you
to bear a similar pain
as you are put to death
as the "old man" nails
the old desires
the old ways
the old lusts to the Cross

It is not easy
It is not painless
THE FATHER
brought this upon
ME

THE FATHER
does the work
the putting to
death of the "old man"

BUT WHY?

TO BRING FORTH THE NEW ------