The Black Snake

A Reflection on John 11:32-44

READ: John 11:32-44

The Black Snake - By Mary Oliver

When the black snake
flashed onto the morning road,
and the truck could not swerve–
death, that is how it happens.

Now he lies looped and useless|
as an old bicycle tire.
I stop the car
and carry him into the bushes…

Why did this happen? 

Facing crisis and loss, this question swells to the surface, bursting like…