The Great Reversal

Good news that seems so foolish

To what may we attune our gaze,
to what might we behold?
A vision of success and fame,
of glory, power, gold?

The world may spin with all its skill,
and flash forth flames of light.
Do not be fooled by such a thrill,
do not be conned by might.

Our hearts desire truer things,
but wisdom is upturned.
A God who bleeds from suffering,
and by his own now spurned.

How foolish does this sound to us,
who think we know what’s best.
The plan of God is wilder still,
the cross is seen as blessed.

The great reversal now has come,
the last are rendered first.
And to the one who longs for more,
come freely quench your thirst.