Redeem: 26

Hey.

I was just reading, all of these recent redeeming things.

And I'm thinking back, over these years.

And I'm thinking back, to Easter night.

And I'm seeing you in my mind's eye,
at every stage along this way.

And I'm just moved.

On Easter the man that I saw
--present and solid and true and here--
is the man I only saw glimpses of before.
The man I knew you to be.

It really is our Resurrection day.

And all I can do is speak His name;
simply to speak His name is praise.

[redeem, verb: to free from what distresses or harms; to release from blame or debt; to regain possession or recover ownership; 

to convert, restore, atone; to save]