A man went to church one Sunday and parked in a spot
"Hey," scolded a woman, "You took my place
"And don't you know young man
"Just how hard it is to get a space"
The man looked up and gently said
"Ma'am I didn't know
"I'll park in another place
"I'll find somewhere else to go"
The man walked into church
And sat down in a pew
"Hey sir get out of this seat," said another man
"It doesn't belong to you
"You took my place
"I sit here always"
The man just smiled
That pew he did leave
When the preacher said "Now let us all rise to praise the Son
The man stood proud and tall
Something changed about him
His eyes grew sad and small
You could see the holes in his hands
And a crown upon his head
He looked so pale and pained
He might well have been dead
He had a scar upon his side
That seemed to go all the way through
Someone looked at him and asked
"Sir what happened to you"
He looked at the crowd and spoke softly
With an air of calm and grace
"I loved you all so much," He said
"That I took your place"