resurrection rock

They had been saying to one another,

“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large,

had already been rolled away.

                                                                                                                  Mark 16:3-4

resurrection rock                                                                                     Erling Shultz, April 2019

grave stones in still, silent vigil

     guard unfinished business –

          broken promises, betrayals, secrets, resentments…

grave stones meticulously maintained

     lest they loose their grip,

          indicting those in what was left unsaid, undone

resurrection rock rolls noisily aside

     gaping in reception –

          sins, shame, fear, doubts…

resurrection rock cares for its own,

     depth enough to hold all discards,

          freeing past and present toward life and peace