Sacrifice
When Jesus died on the cross, He gave us his all.
Now it is up to us whether or not to follow his call.
He took our place in the form of a human face.
He bore the pain, for a future gain.
How could someone so pure want to be our cure?
He died for us because he knew it was a must.
Sacrifice is what it took.
Anyone could tell that from his face’s look.
He endured the suffering, so that new life he could bring.
His name is Jesus Christ and he is our sacrifice.
In Peace Like A River, Reuben is supposed to die when he gets shot, but he doesn’t. Instead his dad dies from a gunshot wound that hardly should have affected him at all. Reuben’s dad represents Jesus in this story. He has been a figure that has been pretty Godly throughout the entire story. He mentions numerous times that he would willingly take the place of Reuben if he could. He did not like seeing Reuben suffer through the pain of having asthma. Reuben’s dad takes Reuben’s place, so that Reuben does not have to die. This scene paints a great picture of the sacrifice that God made for us. God loved us just like Reuben’s dad loved Reuben. Jesus died for our sins, not his just like Reuben’s dad died for Reuben’s gunshot wound not his. I think that the author wants the reader to be able to make the connection between the two stories and to more clearly understand what it takes to love someone so much that you are willing to give up your own life in order for them to live. People can say that they are willing to make a sacrifice like this, but until they are placed in a situation that requires them to make a decision, I do not think they can ever really know for sure what they would do. Jesus was probably scared and did not probably want to endure the painful death of dying by being hung on a cross, but he chose to do die because he loved us so much and he knew that his death was the only thing that could save everyone on earth. He died for other people’s sins because he loves them. This takes sacrifice.
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