Mary Speaks

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Apr 8, 2023 · 3m

Oh, day of awful darkness when I cried unending tears, the very thing I dreaded most now haunted all my fears. . Where could my lovely child be, my Savior and my Son? Who sought to wrench His life away; what foul thing had He done? . With Peter, James, and brother John, I hid myself away; as all around a cosmic roar defined the wretched day. . I did not know where He had gone; my world was torn apart. Perhaps I’ll only have Him now in the cradle of my heart. Susan Sundwall . Today’s poem is how one author imagines what it may have been like for Mary, the mother of Jesus, when He was put to…