ALIVE!
by Max Lucado
ROAD. DARK. STARS. SHADOWS. FOUR. SANDALS. Robes. Quiet.
Suspense. Grove. Trees. Alone. Questions. Anguish. "Father!" Sweat.
God. Man. God-Man. Prostrate. Blood. "NO!" "Yes." Angels. Comfort.
Footsteps. Torches. Voices. Romans. Surprise. Swords. Kiss.
Confusion. Betrayal. Fearful. Run! Bound. Wrists. Marching.
Courtyard. Priests. Lamps. Sanhedrin. Caiaphas. Sneer. Silk.
Arrogance. Beard. Plotting. Barefoot. Rope. Calm. Shove. Kick. Annas.
Indignant. Messiah? Trial. Nazarene. Confident. Question. Answer.
Punch!
Peter. "Me?" Rooster. Thrice. Guilt.
Proceedings. Court. Rejection. Prosecute. Weary. Pale. Witnesses.
Liars. Inconsistent. Silence. Stares. "Blasphemer!" Anger. Waiting.
Bruised. Dirty. Fatigued. Guards. Spit. Blindfold. Mocking. Blows.
Fire. Twilight.
Sunrise. Golden. Jerusalem. Temple. Passover. Lambs. Lamb.
Worshipers. Priests. Messiah. Hearing. Fraud. Prisoner. Waiting.
Standing. Shifting. Strategy. "Pilate!" Trap. Murmurs. Exit.
Stirring. Parade. Crowd. Swell. Romans. Pilate. Toga. Annoyed.
Nervous. Officers. Tunics. Spears. Silence. "Charge?" "Blasphemy."
Indifference. Ignore. (Wife. Dream.) Worry. Interview. Lips. Pain.
Determined. "King?" "Heaven." "Truth." "Truth?" Sarcasm. (Fear.)
"Innocent!" Roar. Voices. "Galilean!" "Galilee?" "Herod!"
9:00 A.M. Marchers. Palace. Herod. Fox. Schemer. Paunchy. Crown.
Cape. Scepter. Hall. Elegance. Silence. Manipulate. Useless. Vexed.
Revile. Taunt. "King?" Robe. Theatrical. Cynical. Hateful. "Pilate!"
Marching. Uproar. Prisoner. Hushed. Pilate. "Innocent!" Bedlam.
"Barabbas!" Riot. Despair. Christ. Bare. Rings. Wall. Back. Whip.
Slash. Scourge. Tear. Bone. Moan. Flesh. Rhythm. Silence. Whip!
Silence. Whip! Silence. Whip! Thorns. Stinging. Blind. Laughter.
Jeering. Scepter. Slap. Governor. Distraught. (Almost.) Eyes. Jesus.
Decision. Power. Freedom? Threats. Looks. Yelling. Weak. Basin.
Water. Swayed. Compromise. Blood. Guilt.
Soldiers. Thieves. Crosspiece. Shoulder. Heavy. Beam. Heavy. Sun.
Stagger. Incline. Houses. Shops. Faces. Mourners. Murmurs. Pilgrims.
Women. Tumble. Cobblestone. Exhaustion. Gasping. Simon. Pathetic.
Golgotha.
Skull. Calvary. Crosses. Execution. Death. Noon. Tears.
Observers. Wails. Wine. Nude. Bruised. Swollen. Crossbeam. Sign.
Ground. Nails. Pound. Pound. Pound. Pierced. Contorted. Thirst.
Terrible. Grace. Writhing. Raised. Mounted. Hung. Suspended. Spasms.
Heaving. Sarcasm. Sponge. Tears. Taunts. Forgiveness. Dice.
Gambling. Darkness.
Absurdity.
Death. Life.
Pain. Peace.
Condemn. Promise.
Nowhere. Somewhere.
Him. Us.
"Father!" Robbers. Paradise. Wailing. Weeping. Stunned. "Mother."
Compassion. Darkness. "My God!" Afraid. Scapegoat. Wilderness.
Vinegar. "Father." Silence. Sigh. Death. Relief.
Earthquake.
Cemetery. Tombs. Bodies. Mystery. Curtain. Spear. Blood. Water.
Spices. Linen. Tomb. Fear. Waiting. Despair. Stone. Mary. Running.
Maybe? Peter. John. Belief. Enlightenment. Truth. Mankind. Alive.
Alive. Alive!
