I wrote this poem in 2014, and I had forgotten it. But I reread it recently, and decided to set it to music with a male tenor voice. I really loved the outcome of this one. It is outside of my normal themes, but it really captured my thoughts as I was pondering Mark’s Gospel, and my own thoughts about suffering. I think I was recovering from cancer surgery when I wrote this. But I know I was focused on understanding suffering.

Here is a link to the song. https://suno.com/s/Os5vRRCglb9U7LCv

Sometimes, repentance is hardest when we are too focused on the sin and not on restoration.