My Song is Love Unknown (ELW 343, verse 5)
5 In life no house, no home
my Lord on earth might have;
in death no friendly tomb
but what a stranger gave.
What may I say? Heav’n was his home
but mine the tomb wherein he lay.
Devotion
Have you played the card game Skip-Bo? It’s a simple game adults and kids can play together. The cards can be matched by number or color. There are some special cards in the deck: “Draw 4,” “Skip the next player,” “Trade hands” with another player. You win by emptying your hand.
We were playing, four parents and four kids. My youngest had tears in his little eyes, his small hands unable to hold all the cards he was stuck with. That’s when the other dad, who held only two cards, played the “Trade hands” card. He announced he would swap hands with my son. He traded his two cards and took the boy’s 20. Imagine his reaction. What a sweet exchange!
Christ emptied Himself, took your death, gave you life. You are free.
Prayer
Oh, God, what may I say, indeed? Heav’n was his home, but mine the tomb wherein he lay. Amen.