On that Last Night
Despite da Vinci, Dali,
And the rest,
I see a more crowded table –
Not only the twelve
But “many others”
Who followed Jesus and provided for his needs.
He had never excluded
The women before.
Why would he now
When all was lost anyhow
And the only task left to do
Was to lose his life
For his friends?
Watching the woman
Pour the wine,
Fill platters of lamb,
Bitter herbs, and bread –
In every way solicitous –
Would Jesus not have said:
“Come, sit with us?”
~ Sr. Irene Zimmerman, OSF ~
Despite da Vinci, Dali,
And the rest,
I see a more crowded table –
Not only the twelve
But “many others”
Who followed Jesus and provided for his needs.
He had never excluded
The women before.
Why would he now
When all was lost anyhow
And the only task left to do
Was to lose his life
For his friends?
Watching the woman
Pour the wine,
Fill platters of lamb,
Bitter herbs, and bread –
In every way solicitous –
Would Jesus not have said:
“Come, sit with us?”
~ Sr. Irene Zimmerman, OSF ~