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By Melanie Kerr
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The crowd like bees a-hummin’
The word is out, all seats are filled
Cuz Jesus is a-comin’
The synagogue, the Sabbath Day
And all its rules a-tellin’
Every “do” and “don’t” laid out
Exuberance a-quellin
A trap is set, a wounded man
His withered arm a-holdin’
The teachers and the scribes sit back
Their tongues are schooled for scoldin’
They say there are six days for work
Six days to be a-healin’
The Sabbath is a day of rest
Before God’s throne a-kneelin’
Then Jesus comes, a solemn hush
Descends on all a-waitin’
He strides with power and confidence
Authority a-statin’
He spies the teachers, calls the man
And to the crowd a-saying’
An evil deed to leave a man
Your needful aid delaying
Kindness isn’t shown at all
When someone is a-hurtin’
And you won’t lift a hand to help
Just platitudes a-blurtin’
One gentle touch, one quiet word
No fire and brimstone preachin’
But healing comes, an arm outstretched
Made whole… to heav’n… a-reachin’
Too many people lost in pain
The devil is a-skippin’
Around and through our broken lives
Our dignity a-strippin’
Enough to make the Strong Man snarl
When Satan’s rag’s a-wavin’
The Good News is that Jesus came
A-seekin’ and a-savin’
(Mark 3:1-6)
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God bless~
A job well done and thank you.
Blessings.
I keep our Lord's Sabbath from Friday sundown through Saturday sundown. Why? Because He loves me enough to give me His memorial of Creation to stop all my nonsense and crawl into His Lap and rest in Him . . .
Nice job!
Great job! Great poem. Congratulations!