The Chosens' Curse

Be thankful now for Judas,
For love who's been betrayed
Is better than a love that grows
In full light, free from shade.

Be thankful now for Peter,
For love who's been denied,
Is better than a love whose kiss
Has never suffered lies.

Be thankful now for Thomas,
For love who has been doubted
Is better than a love secured
By protestations shouted.

Be thankful now for Phillip,
For love unrecognized
Is better than a love who we
See only with our eyes.

Be thankful for betrayal,
And for for denials, too.
Be thankful for the ways that they
Have hurt love before you.

Be thankful for their doubting
And for their blinded eyes.
Be thankful that love chose them
To see his body rise.

Be thankful to believe it,
If love allows you to,
For if you have believed he did,
Then his love grows in you.