Judgment Call

A hush fell over the courtroom as the judge took his seat.

Witnesses had been called. Closing arguments made. The verdict was in and there was nothing more for anyone to say. Guilt and innocence were in his hands. Justice and mercy were his alone to pronounce.

The honorable & righteous judge

His word will mean life or death.
His word will separate darkness and light, truth from lies.
His word will show us – and it will be for us – the way.

Law & Gospel

The gavel is struck:
From the manger, from the cross, from the empty tomb
From his chambers, his court, and from his church today…

The verdict and the appeal
The charge and the sentence
The judgment
Is, “Love.”

“That Love is all there is,
Is all we know of Love;
It is enough, the freight should be
Proportioned to the groove.”
~Emily Dickinson