Mark of the Cross

'The cross is a symbol for the human face. Step in front of a mirror, take a look at your face: you will see a cross marked within, wherever it may be.'

(Arnulf Rainer, quoted in Kreuze)

Mark of the Cross 

 

Your face, set like flint,
set towards Jerusalem,
bears the mark of the cross.
You carry the cross
in the resolution
written on
your features.
Death is the choice,
the decision,
the destiny,
revealed
in the blood,
sweat and tears
secreted from
your face
in prayerful questions,
prophetic grief,
pain-full acceptance,
then
imprinted on
Veronica’s veil.

(from Mark of the Cross by Henry Shelton and Jonathan Evens)

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Bruce Cockburn - Shipwrecked At The Stable Door.