The Hinge of Faith, Tim Knipp, 4/20/14

Everything hinges on it.

Preserving the chain of evidence,
    Paul passed it on.
The dead Messiah -
   to many, a contradiction in terms,
           an oxymoron if you will -
               an acceptable sacrifice. 
His body entombed,
          that final period 
              at the end of a life's sentence.
This same body
       transfigured, yet recognizable,
               rose from death's clutches,
         shedding mortality
             and winding sheets.
Hundreds witnessed
     His presence post-death
            and marveled.

Reason cannot comprehend
                the science of it;
                  mass hallucinations
                        or madness were considered
           but discarded.
Evidence beyond a reasonable doubt
          confirms the impossible.

Do I really believe this?
      
 Everything hinges
           on my answer,
                for if it is true -
       factually true,
               not theologically
                   or mythologically
               or philosophically,
but actually true,
     then
breath catches,
      knees weaken,
            and awe enfolds me.

I will step across the 
                    threshold
                          with Him,
           eyes wide open,
no looking back.