Will You Love Me? HE ASKED FOR WATER, THEY GAVE HIM THORNS INSTEAD. THEY PLACED IT AROUND THE BROW UPON HIS HEAD. HE ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS FOR EVERY LIVING MAN. THEY GAVE HIM MOCKERY INSTEAD, AND SAID, "JESUS, SAVE YOURSELF, IF YOU CAN!" HE PRAYED TO HIS FATHER, "LET THIS CUP PASS FROM ME." INSTEAD THEY GAVE HIM A THOUSAND LASHES, TO SET THE CAPTIVES FREE. HE ASKED THEM FOR THEIR LOVE, INSTEAD HE GOT NAILS IN HIS FEET AND HANDS. TO DENY HIM OF OUR LOVE IS SO HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND. HE TRAVELED MANY MILES, AS HE CARRIED AN OLD RUGGED CROSS. AS HE ASKED HIS FATHER TO FORGIVE THEM, IT WAS HE WHO PAID THE COST. AS HE HUNG THERE IN THE VALANCE, THE PEOPLE MOCKED HIS HOLY NAME. AND, STILL HE ASKED FOR THEM TO LOVE HIM, AS THEY PLAYED THEIR FOOLISH GAME. THEY THREW STONES AND WORDS OF HATE, WHICH SIMPLY PIERCED HIS HEART. AND, STILL BECAUSE OF JESUS, WE WERE GIVEN A NEW START. HE DIDN'T ASK FOR FLOWERS, FOR JEWELS, OR WORLDLY TREASURES. WHAT HE ASKED FOR WAS OUR LOVE, TO HIM, THAT HOLDS THE HIGHEST MEASURE. AND EVERY TIME I SEE A CROSS UPON A DISTANT HILL, I HEAR WHAT HE HAD ASKED OF US. AND, TODAY;, IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY, YOU CAN HEAR IT STILL, "WILL YOU LOVE ME?" |
