THE LESSON OF EASTER

                    The Christian myth is one inspiring love
                    And sacrifice, the Way that Jesus taught,
                    His spirit figured as a holy dove,
                    The source of all the miracles he wrought.
                    To be as gentle and as succoring,
                     A healer of our moral illnesses
                     And over all our wayward nations king
                     While rectifying souls to make them His,
                     Was His intent, His message to mankind,
                     While we in turn would recognize His right
                     To rule us from what naturally inclined
                     Us to trespass and put our souls in plight:
                         So, Easter is the day we recognize
                         His sacrifice to teach us to be wise.

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