In the lingo of “Parliamo Glesca” a description of a negative ending to a game is variously referred to as;-“the ba’s up in the slates”…..” the ba’s burst”, “It’s ma ba’ an am going hame.” Whatever… there is a sense of defeat, resignation. There’s no kissing the cup, no ticker tape… no uncorked champagne.  The rebuilding the walls is completed. Ezra reads the new found scriptures. The people asked for prolonged diets of worship. the choirs sing in glorious harmony “Praise the Lord, the great God“. On Calvary hill many years later the Saviour of the world gave up His life to cover the sins of a ruined humanity. Sensing His total obedience to the Father’s will, Jesus cried aloud - “It is finished”. Not a cry of despair or defeat, but that the will of God had been accomplished. A victory poem to encourage you:
(Rev Bill Izett) |
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