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THE THIRD WORD
Woman, behold your son: behold your mother
(John 19:26-27).
The Word of Relationship
 

The nails give me a problem.

The ones in his wrists. Binding hand to wood.

 

Imagining him hanging there looking down upon his mother;

Saying goodbye in his own way.

One last kiss, son to mother to say goodbye not to be.

Doing his duty, the eldest son, giving her to someone else’s son;

care for her into her old age

while his life passes with each breath, struggling.

Mother behold your son: Behold your mother.

What is love except to give love away?