Where Is the Lamb?

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A gift comes.
It is offered without condition.
You are not forced to take it.
The gift will be there tomorrow just as it is today.
It is for you.
It is for everyone.

The wrapping is not beautiful.

The bow seems to be stained.

Inside there is more than imagined.

You have heard about treasure.

You have heard about wealth.

This gift is even more bountiful.


But do you take it?

Do you unwrap it?

Especially when you feel the damp, stickiness on the ribbon.

Are you repulsed by the blood?

Are you repulsed by the scars?


A gift comes.

It is bloodied and scarred.

It is bound to wood and bled of life.

It is an offering.

It is the promised.

It is the answer to Isaac’s question.


Where is the lamb?




copyright 2024 - Donald P James Jr

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