Friday, March 27, 2015

Lenten Devotion for March 27

 

The Last Shall Be First  
by Ann Weems

Along the way the pilgrims heard
   that a group of people
had set out for Jerusalem
   without a map.
Since each of us owned
   our own map
and read it daily
   and even then
had difficulty knowing
   which way to turn,
we were amazed
   that they would set out
on their own...
   amazed and alarmed.
Many a day we had
   prayed and consulted
over choices
   in the road.
This news presented
   a greater dilemma:
Which of us would go
   in the rescue party?
Whoever went would
   most certainly
not get to Jerusalem
   on time.
Distraught,
   we prayed.
Then it was we realized
   that the ones who went
in search of the lost
   would be the first
to arrive in Jerusalem.

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