THOUGHTS ON JOHN (III)

By the cross of Jesus

Stood one who lay in

The bosom of Jesus.

In the tomb of Jesus

He who stood by the cross

Believed Christ was risen.

The man who had believed

That Jesus was risen

Could proclaim, "It is the Lord".

The one who has recognised

Jesus the Lord was seen

As following Jesus.

He who followed Jesus

Became in the Spirit,

Alone, on the Lord's day.

The one who became

In the Spirit could see

God's work in perfection.