Strength in Silence
By Susan Vaughan Shumake
April 10, 2020 – Good Friday
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Isaiah 53:7
“He was a oppressed and he was afflicted, Yet He opened not his mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. “
Silence
The strength of the man was exceedingly great
Shown by the silence as He was led to His fate
A death which by now I’m sure you have heard
And He went through the pain without saying a word
A King, yet humbled to the point of disgrace
They mocked him and beat him and spit in his face
He knew, with eyes covered, the ones to be blamed
for the punches he took, yet he took them in shame
In a majestically royal robe he was dressed
A crown of thorns on his head was pressed
He was struck on the head many times with a staff
The soldiers fell to their knees, they worshiped and laughed
He was whipped with a strap which had hooks on the end
So his flesh ripped open again and again
In his silence, his strength shone through like a light
His body was screaming, yet his mouth was quiet
Convicted in innocence, to a cross he was nailed
Even unto his death, his strength never failed
He withstood his affliction in peace till the end
And his words when he spoke were, “Father, forgive them.”
When we go through our trials, we can learn from this man
Silence often speaks louder than any word can
We can walk in God’s peace when life becomes hard
So take up your cross and follow the Lord
