MY KALLAH
by R. Pleasure Itta – Easter 2025
It was all for you my love
My stunning Bride
Your Groom descended
Down from Bethphage on a donkey
Kissed the Japanese gate into Jerusalem
Greeted by a path of palm fronds
There I pled
There I bled
And carried my cross
You by no means left my thoughts
It was all for you my love
My damaged Kallah
Your slain Lamb descended for you
Right down to the depths of sheol
Conquering the gates of hell
Greeted by a path of darkness
There I fought
There I gained
And rose as soon as once more
You by no means left my coronary heart
It was all for you my love
My redeemed Creation
Your victorious Lion ascended for you
As much as Adonai’s proper hand
Getting into the gates of Heaven
Greeted by a path of angelic hosts
There I wait
There I watch
And can come to you quickly
You at all times have my Spirit
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R. Pleasure Itta’s Easter 2025 poem, “My Kallah,” attracts us into the center of the Gospel story by way of the lens of divine romance. It’s a deeply Scriptural and profoundly worshipful meditation on the journey of Christ—our Bridegroom King—as He descends, conquers, and ascends for His beloved, the Church.
In Hebrew, “Kallah” means “bride,” and all through Scripture, the imagery of God as a Husband to His folks, and Christ because the Bridegroom to the Church, is each poignant and pervasive. This poem doesn’t merely narrate Easter occasions; it reorients them by way of the loving eyes of the One who gave Himself absolutely for His Bride. Every stanza of the poem affords a step in Jesus’ redemptive journey, not as a distant hero, however as a Groom whose coronary heart beats for His beloved.
The primary stanza echoes Palm Sunday, with Jesus descending from the Mount of Olives and coming into Jerusalem—His face set towards the cross. “Down from Bethphage on a donkey… greeted by a path of palm fronds,” factors to Zechariah 9:9, fulfilled in Matthew 21:5, the place the standard King enters town not in triumphal navy would possibly, however in meekness. And but, even then, His coronary heart is about on His Bride: “You by no means left my thoughts.”
The second stanza takes us down into Holy Saturday, the oft-overlooked descent of Christ to the lifeless. Right here, we sense the load of Ephesians 4:9: “What does ‘He ascended’ imply besides that He additionally descended to the decrease, earthly areas?” Jesus’ descent into Sheol is framed not solely as a harrowing victory over loss of life, however as an act of relentless love for a “damaged Kallah.” The path of palm branches has grow to be a path of darkness, but the Bridegroom’s resolve is unwavering: “You by no means left my coronary heart.”
The third stanza ascends with Christ in glory. Echoing Acts 1:9–11 and Hebrews 1:3, we behold the victorious Lion who rises and takes His seat on the proper hand of the Father. But His gaze has not shifted. “There I wait / There I watch,” He says, echoing the promise of John 14:3: “I’ll come again and take you to be with me.” Even now, the Holy Spirit abides with us because the down cost of this divine union (see Ephesians 1:13–14).
“My Kallah” shouldn’t be merely a poem—it’s a doxology of divine need, reminding us that the resurrection shouldn’t be solely a historic miracle or theological doctrine however a relational vow. The Groom has come. The value has been paid. The Spirit is given. And the marriage is coming.
As worship leaders, pastors, and poets, could we maintain quick to this fact in our songs and companies: Christ died, rose, and reigns for love. For His Bride. For us. And as we rejoice Easter in 2025, could we put together ourselves afresh for the return of the One who guarantees, “Sure, I’m coming quickly.”
“Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.” (Revelation 22:20)
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