29 April, 2012

Dayenu

If Christ had only accepted the condemnation of the Sanhedrin and not taken up His cross as a symbol of our suffering -
Dayenu.
If Christ had only taken up His cross as a symbol of our suffering and not fallen under the burden of our sins -
Dayenu.
If Christ had only fallen under the burden of our sins and not opened the heart of the Blessed Virgin to our struggle -
Dayenu
If Christ had only opened the heart of the Blessed Virgin to our struggle and not humbled Himself to allow Simon to carry the weight of our penance -
Dayenu
If Christ had only humbled Himself to allow Simon to carry the weight of our penance and not accept our guilt through the tenderness of Veronica -
Dayenu
If Christ had only accepted our guilt through the tenderness of Veronica and not buckled under the mass of our wretchedness -
Dayenu
If Christ had only buckled under the mass of our wretchedness and not inspired the daughters of Jerusalem through His pain -
Dayenu
If Christ had only inspired the daughters of Jerusalem through His pain and not been crushed by the yoke of our callousness -
Dayenu
If Christ had only been crushed by the yoke of our callousness and not faced the humiliation of our naked sin -
Dayenu
If Christ had only faced the humiliation of our naked sin and not hung between two thieves to bleed for our souls -
Dayenu
If Christ had only been hung between two thieves to bleed for our souls and not given away His last breath begging for our salvation -
Dayenu
If Christ had only given away His last breath begging for our salvation and not been lamented at the foot of the cross -
Dayenu
If Christ had only been lamented at the foot of the cross and not laid in a tomb and anointed with incense to stengthen our faith -
Dayenu
If Christ had only been laid in a tomb and anointed with incense to strengthen our faith and not resurrected on the third day to proclaim the Kingdom -
Dayenu
If Christ had only resurrected on the third day to proclaim the Kingdom and not ascended to the right hand of the Father -
Dayenu

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