In the shadows

Matthew 27:45-46

The Death of Jesus

From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

The shadows lengthen

And in them crouches Judas, the betrayer

And Peter the denier

And Thomas the doubter

And Mary the anointer

And Simon the cross bearer

And Pilate washing his hands 

And Barabbas, a freed man

And the soldiers casting lots

And the women quietly crying

And Joseph, preparing the tomb

All with bit parts in the unfolding drama

Of the death of Jesus

And the breaking of the heart of God