"Benedictus" is the eleventh movement from a larger work entitled Reconciliation, a set of 12 Latin prayers.
Each movement takes it's inspiration from individual postcards containing pictures of St. Michael's Cathedral
in Coventry, England. When performed in sequence, Reconciliation can serve as a worship service however,
the individual movements also can stand alone.
The postcard associated with this text shows the remains of the bombed out original cathedral shell through
a window with the famous "Charred Cross" prominently in the foreground. This cross is comprised of two
wooden beams found in the shape of a cross among the rubble immediately after the bombing in WWII.
The repetition and layering of the text represents Jesus making His journey from afar and subsequent
triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The joyful welcome from the crowd and shouts for Him to save them
is short-lived. His journey must continue until all prophecy is fulfilled and our reconciliation