Forever Simple
But why Lord?
"For you, you see...that for you
Not for me, but for you
That it might be
Simple
For you, simple
Forever simple
You and I, together forever
Side by side
Forever simple
Trusting, easy, intimate
Peaceful, life-giving, singular
Forever...simple"
Stephen Pursell, 12/02/02
It's the plan, you see, the plan!
Creation subjected to frustration: the plan
Men bound to disobedience: the plan
My sacrifice foreknown : the plan..."
"I know, I know,...let it be...
But Lord!
I had to learn, yes , to learn..."
It had to be, I could not have foreseen it
It was the only way
"The brokenness, the brokenness...
Forgive me, Lord
That's how...that's how..."
"Shhhh...
But Lord, I...
That they would not receive me?
I made you like me, how would you feel?
I poured out all of myself for them
But only a few wanted me
I'd plead, I'd wept, I'd rebuked
But they would not come
And even they abandoned me in the end
No matter how much I fed or healed or taught
So many refused to come
And that day I was utterly alone
Even my dearest were distant that day..."
It did not matter that I knew it would be so
"Do you understand that when I died
I was deeply hurt and disappointed?
Then he said it, the unfathomable
"Everything spoke to me
Father is everywhere, you know
I am everywhere, we are the same..."
How, Lord, how did you do it?
As was always Our plan..."
There was beauty: I was among them now
A wisdom in a business transaction
A lesson in the stroke of a file
There was meaning in everything
"Deep... it was deep...
More, Lord, more please, what was it like?
They were lost
There were lakes in their eyes..."
They needed me: I could see them
They were empty, they were longing
"Very," he said,"but I loved them...
Was it hard?
I knew it was coming"
They needed, they were hurting
"Heavy...it was heavy...
What was it like, Lord?
"Simple," he said, "simple...
Dusty ground, calloused heels
Wood and tools, water from the well
Strangers in red, iron on their hips"
Did it hurt, Lord?