Do you love Me?

He asked

Yes, Lord, I do,

I responded

But please, 

I don’t want to be despised

I don’t want to be hated

I don’t want to be crucified

Do you love Me?

He asked

Yes, Lord, I want to,

I said

But it hurts

don’t You see?

and I held out my hands

I showed Him the scars

I held His Hand to my heart

I told Him I had tried in vain

I told Him how I had failed

I wept from the pain

but then He took my hands

in His

and I saw the scars were the same

and He took me in His Arms

made me rest my head against His Chest

and I heard the Heartbeat

of a Heart once pierced

not in vain

not to fail

and I wept for the pain

Then

Do you love Me?

He asked

once again

and I said,

Yes, Lord, I love You

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