as Jesus is pulled
from his earthly tomb
this is how we arise

this new green growth
crawling from the gnarled wood
of our own crosses

as blades of grass
pushing through
the stony path

on Easter


On View - Homepage Masthead and above: Root Crucifix, photograph by Diane Walker

On View - Homepage Daily Episcopalian and Speaking to the Soul: Christ Is Risen, photograph by Barbi Tinder.

Text: C. Robin Janning

As Seen In: Image & Spirit, an ECVA Sketchbook - a journal of images and words that explore life lived in community, where art and faith are a primary focus.