My Propitiation

I fed the hungry
I helped the poor
I sought out the unwanted
I remembered the widow, cured the sick, cared for the broken
I spoke truth, rebuked the religious, and waited on the unfaithful
I defended the helpless, fathered the fatherless, and calmed the restless
I freed captives, clothed the naked, and refused to be silent
I met all needs; I loved all people

I became the cheat, the thief, the gossip
I became the murderer, the adulterer, and the glutton
The rapist, the molester, the pimp
Condemnation, manipulation, and torture
I became greed, pride, and wrath
The liar, the drunk, and the fake
I overlooked the starving, ignored the broken, and withheld from the poor
I spat on my brother, cursed my mother, and betrayed my wife
I became the vain, the complacent, the apathetic
The lazy, the sarcastic, and the addict

I became sin, your sin
Though I knew no sin
I became this for you
I was beaten, crucified, buried, and I rose again
For the glory of my Father
Who calls you His beloved
You are my beloved
I am Jesus, the Christ