Lenten Sonnet | March 17, 2017—Andrew Peterson

"Take my will to your altar, Lord. Bind it."

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In addition to being the founder of the Rabbit Room, Andrew Peterson is a singer, songwriter, poet, and the author of the popular children’s series, The Wingfeather Saga.

This poem is part of a series of sonnets for Lent and Easter.

Lenten Sonnet | March 17, 2017

by Andrew Peterson

Tired from driving. Tired from the talking. Spent.
I recall something the horse, I think, said
In the Narnia book, how when she bent
Her head low before the Lion, instead
Of wanting some great blessing, she told him
She would rather be eaten by him, killed,
Devoured as hunted prey, torn limb from limb,
Than to feast like a great queen and be filled
With something that could never satisfy.
When I’m weary like this I feel consumed,
And am happy to imagine that I
Am contentedly and gratefully doomed,
Still learning to lose my life to find it.
Take my will to your altar, Lord. Bind it.

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