From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 171

This excerpt begins the final tape in the Poetry of Truth series. Gil Bailie reviews with emphasis the theme of 'gathering & scattering' from the end of prior tape.
"The crowds who had gathered for the spectacle went away beating their breasts..."

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 170

"Surely this was an innocent man." a Roman Centurion.
The crowd that had gathered for the spectacle went away beating their breasts...now scattered.
Those who had followed him from Galilee including the women stood at a distance watching these things.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 169

The crucifixion.
"Father forgive them for they know not what they do." The definition of human ignorance, of human 'not knowing'.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 168

"If they do this when the wood is green...what will happen when the wood is dry?"

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 161

The Passion...Jesus is handed over.
The betrayal with a kiss...but love is stronger than death.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 160

At the Mount of Olives...the agony in the garden. Jesus' prayer, "Not my will, but your will be done."
Sweat mixed with blood...the temptation to bypass the cross and forsake his mission.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 159

Arm yourselves…be ready! Are two swords enough?

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 155

The breaking of the bread...Jesus tries one last time to get across to the disciples what they need to come through the experience of his crucifixion and death (and their scattering) so that they may come back together (gathering) at the resurrection.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 154

Preparing for the Passover meal - the upper room - the last supper ending in total failure...

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 153

Luke ch 22 - "Now the time of the Passover was approaching and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus..."

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 129

Triumphal entry into Jerusalem

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord…”

Enthusiasms - Of stones & stoning

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 128

Luke chapter 19 - Prolog to Jesus’ suffering and glory



Jesus’ choreography of the passion

The disciples are in a fog – Jesus accepts this and works with it so that they will be able to ‘see’ it after the fact