Total Body Stone Poem by Terence George Craddock (Spectral Images and Images Of Light)

All week
the martyr
martyred himself
with work.

Thus when holy Friday came
he finally stones himself
with a stoning attaining
purely spiritual proportions.


Like faithful Stephen
he aspires to a state;
where one day Christ
will receive his spirit.

As he faithfully servant endeavours
to do Lord Jehovah’s scripture work;
striving for symbolic baptism day.
When sin will be washed clean away.


When the greedy malicious evil
will be washed clean
accepting sacrifice blood of Jesus.

When they will cleansed love
common ordinary people
like you and me. Blessed then be.


“And they went on casting
stones at Stephen as
he made appeal and said:
“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Then, bending his knees,
he cried out in a strong voice:
“Jehovah, do not
charge this sin against them.”

And after saying this
he fell asleep [in death].”
Acts 7: 59-60.


Copyright © Terence George Craddock