Emotions Of Christ
By James H. Morrow
This was a writing event held on Good Friday, April 14, 2006. For 12 hours, author James H. Morrow committed the emotions of Christ to writing, once an hour from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm. Then on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006, he completed the work with the final two writings. Each writing is titled next to the time at which it was written. Truly, this was his masterpiece.
7:00AM Alone
I sit in a dark hole all alone
The night was filled with angry mobs
I can hear them still in my head
Everything is now quiet
With my fathers guidance this will all soon end
They took the night like thieves
They want to steal my life from me
I have come to save them and they cannot see
What is it with man
All they can see is their own pain and dont understand
My anger is righteous
They rape, pillage and plunder
Then they become victims to a world
When all they need to do is pray
The pain of agony shrieks over me
Satan will soon come visit me
Will I be a victim of my own mortality
Or will i be destinged for immortality
I am just a man
To walk in your shoes to show you
You were givin Noah and Abraham so we could start new
Neither worked now it is time for you
To see one that will fit in your shoes
To walk the walk no one else could do
The sounds of pain shriek in my head
Some will never come back from being dead
My anger strikes deep in the earths core
Do not be a victim in my name
Stand up for more
The floor is cold and damp
Pilate has power
I am a man
It is time they all understand
I will walk this walk without their hand
I have been granted my own death
From something more than a loveless government
I am all alone
No wife, no child
My only confidante
Will be my Father as he carries me in prayer through this horrific end.
Psalm 42:3-4 My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long "Where is your God?" These things I remember as I pour out my soul how I used to go with the multitude leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng.
8:00AM Strength
Through the nights I have seen the depths of hell in man.
I have seen the righteous turn on me
My will is no longer my own
They will break me with no thoughts of their own
They have started to mock the man who has only shown love
The thoughts of killing me only strengthens their resolve
I will stand quietly and let them spit
They have no idea I have forgiven them
My strength will be my love
I will cherish every child when they enter Heaven above
They walk by me and stare
The blood the hatred is in the air
They have given me the chance to say I dont exist
This would put an end to all of this
They dont understand the life I lead
Even if I were not who they truely want me to be
They look for me and I come to them
They are afraid of something they cannot understand
My love will be my strength
My love carries no hate
So today will be my last
As a mere mortal man I will use strength and love to the end
What is it they are so afraid of?
They see me stand my ground
Then they pray and hope I will come
Then tell me I am not who I am
I tell them to love not to hate
I tell them how to get to heavens gate
My strength will be my love
I will go down for 1000's of years of the man who loved with strength til the end of his years.
9:00AM Pain
I see a man cloaked in black
Bent over I can hear the lash
He tells me to come to him and end this all
The blood the sounds of mothers fall
They take every lash and I gasp
My pain and suffering is not the attacks
I can hear men laughing
This is the beginning of my beautiful upfall
Shredding is my skin
My thoughts are racing
My knees hurt this is crazy
This is the life of a man?
I am here to show you you can live again
They hit the back of my head with all there might
I can feel sharpness tear as I dont fight
I stand up and tell them to hit me again
Tear me down and I will show you love again
The pain is bearable this is not the worst it seems
Father come and enter me
This pain is excruciating
They are tearing me apart
My chest is pounding and when will it stop
I can feel their lives are broken
They find joy in mocking the chosen
The blood is pouring into my eyes
That man in the black cloak is begging me to end this before tonight
Satan I fear your time has come
I will show you I am Jesus Christ the Chosen One
He looks at the men
They pick up a hammer
They hit me in the back of the head to make me suffer
I can hear the blood dripping from everywhere
Satan you will need to end your time here
Satan you are neither the beginning nor the end
You have lost your fight millenia from here
Oh father send an angel show me what is on the table
I will fight this pain they send
I will give them the chance to love again
Romans 5:6-7 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
10:00AM Agony
They are dragging me to a dirt road
My mind is foggy of the last hit
They are letting everyone beat and spit on me
When does it end
I am now walking in the valley of shadow of death
I fear no evil my father
These men know not what they do
Will they beat their own wives like this?
Will the beat the poor helpless child?
The agony I can bear
You will soon deliver me
A woman in the crowd sees a tear in my eye
She sees the truth and the man that is about to die
She is screaming in horror
The men hit her and pillage her for knowing me
Father what are they doing
The tear she saw was her life
They kicked and beat her til she died
I fall next to her in agony
I see her open eyes
I whisper dont worry you will be with me
I am on the ground they kick my side
Hit me with sticks and know I will die
Father my thoughts are I hope soon they will learn to love then they will know
One man brings a couple of friends they pick me up
One looks in my eyes and sees the tear
He falls to his knees and says forgive me father
The tears fall from my eyes
As his friends curse him and beat him to death
They believe in me and die a quick death
The tears stream from my eyes
I look at this mans corpse he called upon me
He will also join me
His agony was to know he was crossed
By his own friends he had lost
Revelations 13:10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed.
11:00AM Purpose
They have left me alone laying on the ground
They dont see what I am about
A young boy sneaks up to me
I see a tear in his eye
This one is truly a magnificent sight
I smile to him and tell him it is ok
Like you will be with my father soon
A guard storms in and looks around
He sees the boy who is in love with his saviour
He sees only a young man who in mans eyes has misbehaved
He takes a fist and plunges it in this 8 year olds face
Mans purpose to destroy me is a disgrace
I see the young boy on the ground battered and bruised
I see the guard and this is not good
The young man cries out for my Father
I drop my head as the guard pulls his sword
He plunges it towards the heavens and down towards the boy
The guard falls back in surprise
I look at him and said my purpose is more than you will ever see in your own eyes
The young man was gone
Had disappeared
The guard looks at me in fear
I tell him not to fear me
Do not kill the children that look at me
I am their purpose
I am the one you need as a purpose
I am not a religion just a man
Sent from Heaven and will soon be at my Fathers right hand
Mark 10:13-16 People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.
12:00 NOON My Darkest Hour
I sit on a stump these men call my throne
WIll this be the final blow
Father please come and enter me
The man in the black cloak is here again
He asks me to give up and tells me this is the end
I am frail and bloody as merely a man
Theses soldiers are here with peasants in the background
The have this crown is what they call it
I call it the end of all time
When do you crown a man who is about to die
These people have doubts
They know I am your son
They want me to eternally be remembered as your saviour and son
In their hearts they have wicked eyes
They know if they dont agree they will soon die
I will leave behind many followers
They will be cursed to the end
They will be the ones who will die next
Father this is my darkest hour
This is the one they will turn like a dead flower
No heart no mind no body
I am not a victim but the one who will save this worlds oul
I can feel the thorns piercing my skin
The pain is furious it makes my skin tingle
Blood is pouring into my eyes so I can see no evil
Father forgive them they know not what they are doing
It is now about time for my final journey
Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor, it is attained by a righteous life.
1:00PM Compassion
They walk me out to a big crowd
The hatred is unbound
My eyes see not clearly
I can barely hear any sounds
My father I know you are with me
My pain no longer is around
I hold up my head
A man standing next to me
He is suppose to be their leader
Instead they are now leading him
These men of temples and gods word want me dead
What is with their hate in their heart
Can they not love
I have showed them many times
I came from above
I fall to the ground
I hear a loud pound
It was a soldier who struck me in the head with his shield
I turn to him barely holding up my head
I forgive you is what I said
I see behind him the one in the black cloak
Father take away that evil that is trying to provoke
Their leader tells them fine I am to be crucified
I look at him and see a tear in his eye
He knows I will die for him
I look into his soul and let him know
Their sin will be more than they can bear
Yours is not equal to theirs
The soldiers push me down 40 stairs
My body broken and shattered
I look at them and they ask me what
I tell them I will love you and die this day for every sin you bear
Your hatred does not haunt the man who put you here
I am Jesus of Nazareth and my father told me of this
This is my journey never forget this
John 19:11 Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to youfrom above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
2:00PM I Carried Them
The guards walk me out to this open area
Many people sit and stare
I dont know how any man could bare
Bloodied, battered and bruised this is where my destination must continue
They throw me down onto this cross
Men yelling
Women crying
Children falling
No one is spared
I see this eye of a little girl
Raped tortured and forgotten by the world
She is crying watching the man she worships fall
I smile and whisper child this will help us all
A man must be her father
I see his eyes he has not protected her
Blood goes through my site
I lay helpless but want to fight
Father in this time of need
It is not me that is the one who needs
Carry my love to that little girl
She has a life that has been so cruel
I grab this cross they tell me to lift
I look around my eyes crossed and delirious within
A man spits in my face and I look at him
Father for me only being a man
This world has been cruel
I will save them at the end
My shoulders are hard and the muscles bulge
I pick up this cross
I see my mother in the distance
Her crying, laughter, sorrow i remember so clear
Father let her know I will make all our lives new at the end.
Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
3:00PM Determination
Father in heaven I am deeply grieved
The Gentiles, Jews, and Romans that surround me
Don't see the hate they carry
This cross I carry is heavy indeed
My hands filled with splinters
The thick wood weighs more than any one man can imagine
Ahead of me I see the person in the black cloak
I fall violently to the ground
The cross lands on top of me as I fall down
The pain and agony I am suffering
Is a testament to my faith for the love of my children
On the ground I am weak
My head bobbles back and forth
The person in the cloak tells me to have my father deliver me
I look up through the blood running over my face
I struggle for words
I say no I will finish this with grace
As I get up
You can see the determination in my eyes
At this point in time I will go to the extreme
So everyone will live in Heaven alive
I pick up my cross as two men help me
The throw the cross on my back
The weight is crushing me from the inside out
I look at one he says let me help
I tell him no I am here to help
I look behind me and there is a valley in the dirt
This is from the cross I will carry to heaven
With a line that shows you to follow
I think to myself do men want true love?
Pick up your love even when they are down
Like I am doing and soon you will be crowned
I continue on down this path my journey has yet to end
but soon it will pass
Proverbs 20:28 Love and Faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
4:00 Struggle
This hill is fierce my Father
I have come to a place in my journey men cannot deny
A child of about 4 just grabbed my leg
His touch on my wounds are healing power of faith
His mother comes and grabs this boy as I go up the hill
She brushes the blood off of this boy
I look at her and she sees a tear in my eye
She sees should not wipe the blood but spread it so all will know
I have come to save everyones soul
My feet are tired and weak
This ground tears at the wounds in my skin
When I fall I know I am about to lose it all
My beauty is who I do this for
This children that walk this world
Father this timber is so heavy
It crushes me underneath all the weight
A man steps in front
Looks me in the face
Picks up a rock
Plunges it deep into my face
I go to fall ever so slow
I see the black cloak
Tumble on the cross
This is my walk
I look up into the heavens
One drop of rain falls on my forehead
I say Father do not cry
This is why I must die
I get to my knees
Look around all the people that hate me ever so much
I grab the cross
Feel a whip on my back
A man helps me with it on my back
I feel the wood tearing at my wounds
This makes it all the worse
I hug the cross so carefully
This is my destiny
A woman screaming in my face
I tell her you were never a disgrace
I do this so I can save you a spot in that heavenly place
I drag my battered, tortured body up the hil
Father they will continue to kill
They will war in my name
They will deny me once again
They know no better please forgive them
That is why I came
Acts 10:43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.
5:00PM Extreme
From the top of this hill you can see for miles around
My Fathers beauty completely surrounds
The guards see me moving slowly
My pain is enormous
In parts of my weary body I have gone numb
One guard looks at me and pushes me to the ground
I fall slowly as I look around
The many faces are near and far
The soldiers straighten me on this cross I bare
I cannot fight their pulling and pushing they do not care
Scraping my back
Kicking my legs
Father this son is truly dazed
I look up in the sky I see an angel
I know my time is about here
I look over at one arm the place a nail
I close my eyes
And begin to pray
With one whack of fury
My blood soaks the ground
I feel like they are trying to tie me down
I look at the other hand and they pull real hard
Snapping my arm out of my shoulder so far
My eyes flutter as you can see the pain
I look over at my mother and she is restrained
Behind her is the cloak in black
I let out one smile
He knows this is my attack
I look up to the heavens and know my plight
My father I will not fight
The pain tingles through my body
Scarred, bruised and all
I look at one guard
I say I am doing this for you all
He takes his foot plunges it in my face
Oh my father you know I am not a disgrace
Forgive them this is my time
They will soon shine
I look at my feet and to my surprise the guard takes a swing
Misses and hits my feet
The agony of defeat I will never feel
He takes another swing and misses the nail
I pray father take my hand
My job is almost done on this land
The guard takes another swing and the nail pierces both ankles
this time he did not miss the nail
Soon they will all know i was not born to fail
Luke 12:22-23 Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than the clothes."
6:00PM Pressure
Agony rings out amongst 2 men hanging from crosses
As they lift mine up the slow agonizing pulls on my hands from the nails is instinctively painful
I let out a scream as I go up
The pressure is great father
I know this is my time
But the pain is horrendous
They get my cross that I carried straight up and down
It moves back and forth swaying as they get it set
Each sway is a pull on my hands and feet
I can feel the heads of the nails pulling on my skin
I see my mother through the blood
She bows her head
I find the strength to smile
I look in her eyes
You only see proud
She falls to her knees
I look around and some people are in shock
Some people are throwing stones at me
This is the day you all shall be saved
They wanted this and yet they look so surprised
The guards rip off my clothes
They only leave one garment on me
The men on my sides spit at me
They see me as lower than them
I am the son of man
I look up to the heavens
The pain is severe
Soon I will be delivered from here
Mark 9:35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be the first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."
7:00PM Love
Father the pain is agonizing
I am falling in and out
I am not lost but soon to save all mankind
Many are weeping lost and did not know I would be the one
The guards laugh and mock
They know my time is soon
I look to the sky
I see a white dove in flight
It must be the time
The world must know
I came so that I could show
Each man, woman and child will walk from now on
Knowing that Gods Son
Was the only one
I see a guard
He looks at me hard
I see a tear in his eye
He has a young man by his side
His boy looks at me in disbelief
He asks Is he still alive
Yes son but now his time is done
He grabs a spear
I look to the sky
He puts it against my side
He looks at his boy
Pushes with swift hard plunge
Father I commend my spirit to you
Father forgive them they know not what they do
The pain blood pouring out my side and down my leg
I can feel the most extreme pain
He gives it one more push
I can feel the ground shake
Violently the world breaks
Thunder clapping
Viciously shaking his world
Lightning burning from the ground
I can feel my Father cry as rain drops from the sky
Father
I need to lay my head down
I can suffer no more
It is finished
John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
Easter Morning Mary Magdalene
For days I have sobbed and walked in the light
He will come I know this for sure
When will I see
I see the tomb ahead and yes it is open
I fall to my knees
I weep and hold my face in my hands
I hear a voice
A beautiful voice of a man
I look up and see the man of all our dreams
He says woman do not weep
He says he saved me
My life is now new
I go to grab him
He tells me no he needs to ascend to his father
I look around
He tells me to go tell many
He will soon confront those who have doubted
My life is not a waste
It was not passing me by in haste
I had just waited for the one who came to show us grace
He is the one of my dreams
It seems Jesus Christ rose today so we could all see
His love was not in vain
It was not pain
It was love to share with the world so we could live again
Easter Morning Resurrection
I feel like my truth has overcome
The world is about to know the struggle I won
The tore me to shreds but did not see
The mocked and tried to burden me
Today is the day I show them the new
This morning is here I stand as the truth
3 ladies come to me
The want to wash me clean
I look in each of their eyes
I see a prostitute that I will never despise
I see my mother and she weeps at my feet
I see another and she now believes
I tell them to get off their knees
Dont you see I died so you could believe
Now go and tell the others what you have seen
I am the resurrected
I am Jesus Christ the one
I will ascend to my Father today
But before I can I will show the others the way
I look up to the heavens
Their is a white dove
I will enter his kingdom today after I show them that I did it all for love
The ladies begin to walk away weeping in joy
They look at me and say
We are faithful til the end
I look at them and I say no I was faithful til the end
So you could live again
All you need is to believe
When it is all done you will all be in heaven with me
Now off you go to tell the others
I will show them my hands
Where they tried to forget of me
They buried me in a tomb to seal me
I am my fathers son I have risen for you
I am Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior of the truth