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| Rev. Richard Wurmbrand |
PHILIPPIANS
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Written after hearing
Richard Wurmbrand speak at Beth Israel Messianic Center, then in Garfield, NJ, in the
spring of `93. Born Jewish, he was born
again as a young man and became a Lutheran minister. He was persecuted in Communist prisons for 14
years for underground Christian activities in Rumania. Pastor Wurmbrand was the
author of "Tortured For Christ" and founder of "Voice of the
Martyrs." He died February 17, 2001.
The
prisoners rejoiced,
singing,
jangling,
wrists
bound in iron chains,
hungry,
shivering
in
one dismal cellblock
somewhere
in Rumania
between
1948 and `62.
Bound
in shackles
but
spirits free
and
hearts jubilant,
like
thorn birds
their
voices
pierced
the wretchedness
with
a laser of unearthly joy.
“Praise
God for providing
musical
instruments,”
cling-clang,
cling-clang!
“Praise
Him for this crust,
a
blanket, a bucket,”
cling-clang,
cling-clang!
“Praise
for our dear families
unseen
for years,”
cling-cling-clang!
“Praise
for fellowship
in
midst of persecution,”
cling-clang,
cling-clang!
There
were days
without
bread
when
they partook
the
Lord’s Supper
without
elements,
but
most solemn reverence.
Many
years later,
after
release,
the
echo of chains
may
have been
the
loveliest music
their
hearts ever heard.
In
reverie,
the
Body and Blood
without
bread and wine
may
have been
the
sweetest Communion
of
their lives.
Maude
Carolan
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