Mary

And if you ask me what a Christian is
I'd say, not him who's pure in word and deed, 
or goes to all the Sunday services,
or says his prayers, or knows the proper creed,

but that one who would gladly give away 
all that he has now or has ever been 
to stand between the dark tomb and the day 
and know the moment of the Magdalene.

© Godfrey Rust

From the collection Welcome to the Real World
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