Stones

Photo of The Stoning (Woman Caught in Adultery) (2007), 
by Jack Baumgartner, 
from http://theschoolofthetransferofenergy.com/

“Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?’ She said, ‘No one, Lord.’ And Jesus said, ‘I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.’” –John 8:10-11

Stones

(John 8:1-11)

The crowd gathers

I’m naked and alone

Fists full of stones

Rotten to my bones

Sand sketches—judgment

Guilt and shame

Bends the soul and stretches

I am to blame

Cast the first stone

Is this why you came?

To end a sinner

An adulterer by name

Arms raise

In condemnation

In self righteous exaltation

And prideful praise 

The shadows loom

Head hung low, the hair veils

The shadow, the judgment,

The sure doom

Those who seek justice

Comfort in the law

They are the judge and jury

In themselves they find no fault at all

From the first sinner to the last,

No stones are cast

They fall to the ground and fade

You spoke grace. You wrote, “paid.”


© February 7, 2014, Robbie Pruitt