DID YOU DIE FOR ME?

CELLINI, Benvenuto - Crucifix - 1562
Marble - Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial 

 Did You Die For Me?

Did you die for me,
Jesus, did you?
Did God raise you for me?

Why? Why for me?
What good am I?
What use to you?

You say because you love me.
Why do you love me?
Because you are love, you say.

I must love my brother.
I must love my sister.
As you love me,
So must I love.

Spirit of God,
Dove of love,
Fill my heart to overflowing.

June Butler - 3-20-08

 Image from the Web Gallery of Art.