O Lord, In Love O Lord, in love you created us, watched over us, tried to lead us. O Lord, in love you came to us to teach us your ways, to teach us your love. … Continue reading A Poem from Kris Meucci Jodon | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
A Thousand Resurrections A thousand resurrections all around us yet we do not see any of them. We spend our days looking for the dead, looking for what was, searching for tombs with our quarantined hearts. Where is the angel … Continue reading A Poem from Mark Jodon | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
I Fear No More I fear no more For death gives forever life In death, life is known But without death I’m dead Death is no death since it bears the life But to live is death if I fear … Continue reading A Poem from Olatubosun David | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
HE IS RISEN Excitement rings in the air The wrath of the father subsided Son of man is glorified And hope in Him alone is found Alleluia! He is risen All fears stilled And all strife ceased For every burden … Continue reading A Poem by Princess Joy | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
PALINGENESIS Most benevolent is He, And the rigid one; An alert eye, motionless and fixed As the wings of the Himalayas. He sees, He puts his childs in work He loves to see them work like Men. Most benevolent is … Continue reading A Poem from SABUJ SARKAR | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
Stumbling to Standing “And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen…” Matthew 28:7a KJV O how we’ve hurt Him! O how we’ve hurt Him! We bound him and took Him from praying in the garden… where drops … Continue reading A Poem from Jessica Renee Dawson | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Torch of Freedom Sin gives a receipt of death: Death laid in hell, sin unleashed the dormant terror to combust man to ashes. It drenched an eternal gulf, & detached man from his source. The adversary hosted a victory … Continue reading A Poem by Olaewe David Opeyemi | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Door He wakes slowly. His breath comes in a sigh of wind. Morning. He must rise even though the stone bed is a comfort. Closing his eyes dreams of lakes and fishing and friends and laughter Opening his … Continue reading A Poem from Michael Bailey | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
He’s ALIVE, He’s ALIVE
My Lord is alive Continue reading A Poem by Angelique Van Deusen | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
RISEN God the almighty, all sufficient one In ceaseless compassion for the world, made the incarnate one Set to bring the fallen lost man unto himself Wore man’s frail body, overshadowing his divine glory GOD, The son – like a … Continue reading A Poem by Agabielesin Kehinde Anthony | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Centurion The soldier looked back to the valley behind then back up the path he was on; ahead on the bend, near a fork in the road, sat a man in the afternoon sun. The Roman continued to walk … Continue reading A Poem by W.R. Gilmour | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
With a Kiss With a kiss he was betrayed, beaten and slapped as a sign that he’s denied and rejected, a man to be unaccepted and mocked and scourged, a man accompanied with blows sickening him and making his brows … Continue reading Two poems from Inalegwu Omapada Alifa | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
parousia (the second coming) there are no shades of grey colors only heighten loss their vibrancy mocking us black and white govern here in the promised country sunrises and sunsets hold no philosophies they are the abacus of … Continue reading A Poem from Joseph A Farina | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Three Holy Days The foretold day ran closer Hands of time swinged faster The sacrifice knew the day Propitiation life to pay Called for rites of feast Ritual offering by the high priest An entrance to the open square … Continue reading A Poem from Godstime Nwaeze | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
Absolute Absolution When Jesus could barely carry the burden of His own Body, He shouldered the weight of the world. Countless crimes since the beginning of time huddled into every cell of Himself. Pain bombarded His bones, but even with … Continue reading Three Poems from Mary Harwell Sayler | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
Easter (what happened, what it meant) The risen dead no common thing Features in life of great God king No flame so snuffed, or flicker stilled Be breathed again unless God willed. A stone had sealed his death … Continue reading A Poem from Justin Jones | He is Risen Issue 11 | PAROUSIA Magazine
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