Power of Powerlessness

I quest after that power
that puts Jesus of Nazareth
not among the earthly leaders
enthroned by the history of humanity!

I quest after that power
that Son of Mary was clothed
while freely feeling the skin
the leper wore while walking the street!

I quest after that power
that the Galilean carpenter
carried as his trusted tool
chiselling the decaying logs of Palestine!

I quest after that power
that was in the Prince of Peace
even when that final betrayal
arrived in haste through that trusted friend!

I quest after that power
lasting only on the loin cloth
the Son of Man wore
as he gave up his ghost at the gallows!

Henry Victor 21.12.2003