you came and were
distressed.
you divided households.
you divide three against
two,
and two against three.
you divide father against
son,
and son against father.
you divide mother against
daughter,
and daughter against mother.
you did not come to bring
peace.
you brought a sword.
you came and set men against
their fathers,
and daughters against
mothers.
you said our enemies would
be
members of our own
households.
i must love you
more than father or mother,
more than son or daughter.
i must carry my cross
or else be unworthy.
so demanding. and yet
for you i will lose my life.
for
you i will gain it.
