"This is my body, broken for you."

Crucifixion

Stripped of godliness,
hands hammered open,,
arms yanked wide,
the crossbeamed Christ
pours himself out
till rivers run red with
wine enough to satisfy
century-cries of thirst.

Irene Zimmerman, OSF
Woman Un-Bent

 

Crucifix in chapel of Jesuit Retreat Center, Oshkosh, WI