Out of Egypt

Out of Egypt,
the place
of protection
from Herod
into Israel
to grow
and learn,
to teach and heal,
to become,
as Victim
of a cruel
human death,
the Victor
over human sin,
to rise
victorious,
to ascend
to divine
honour
and glory!

Out of Egypt –
out of self-centredness
and sin,
out of anger
and frustration,
out of depression
and despair,
out of loneliness
and loss,
into forgiveness
and hope,
into love
and life,
into wholeness restored…

Forever free,
forever bound
to you,
my Lord
and my God!