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Topic: Hear / Here (01/26/23)
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TITLE: The Captivating Sermon. | Previous Challenge Entry
By Robert Rutaagi
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The Priest, in his vestments,
And before his audience,
Eagerly listening from their pews,
His hands composedly out-stretched,
And holy Bible dangling in his right hand,
Zealously preaches God’s words.
Brethren, open your Bibles!
John chapter 3:3 and 3: 16…
‘’Unless you are born-again…
God so loved the world,
That he gave his only son…”
Stop there! (He posed for effect…),
His hands out-stretched,
As he surveys his audience,
For automatic approval.
The anointed Priest,
Inspired by his faith,
Confidence-given,
By his impressed audience,
Priestly delivers his sermon,
Punctuated by calculated cadences,
Of his baritone voice and bionic movements,
Galvanising the audience to intensely listen!
Repent thy sins, brethren,
For you have all to gain,
By so doing –
Inheriting joys of eternal life,
In heavenly kingdom,
Where death is totally absent,
Singing, praising and worshiping the Lord.
From the audience,
I saw and listened,
To this shepherd of the Lord,
From start, through mid to end.
As I meditated over the sermon,
Full of sentimental invocations,
And unexplainable promises,
I wondered what authority,
This guy had to admonish mankind thus,
And promises so much to humble believers!
And residents of this troubled earth!
Will no one interpret to man-kind,
What this Priest is sayings?
Does the Bible tell it all?
Will be-soiled man of ages ago,
From Adam to Zachariah,
Resurrect tomorrow to meet the Lord,
In acceptable human form,
Or wouldn’t it be better, Lord,
Simply, by word of mouth,
Like you did at genesis,
Create a better generation,
Than, bother to resurrect old sinners,
Who may need costlier repairs?
Will someone ask our Priest,
To explain to his audience,
The human logic,
Of transferring racialist Jerusalem,
And rebellious Zion,
From Palestine and Judea,
Into heaven for Adam’s descendants?
Will the Priest,
Explain to his audience,
The meaning of Omniscient God’s indifference,
To human curiosity to hear or see Him?
Would it be too much for man, entreat the Lord for a single appearance,
In the midst of universe,
And in one loud voice,
Address the human race,
On a subject of His choice?
As these sacrilegious sins,
Crossed my mind, from my seat,
I saw the Priest‘s pointing finger pointed at me:
“Repent thy sins”! – he exhorted.
As I thought of running out of Church,
To hide in the open Universe,
The fear of the Lord’s ar frightened me,
Like a schoolboy itching with an idea,
I thought of putting up my hand,
For permission to stand up, to speak,
And confess my sins.
But that, too, was too hard,
As if some invisible hand in attendance,
Pulled it down back unto my shoulders.
Dear Brethren,
The Lord is all merciful!
The eloquent Priest loudly harangued!
To the eloquent sermon, I listened,
To the bionic theatrics I watched,
As I tuned unto my heart’s palpitations.
With style and dexterity,
He priestly summed up his perorations,
With a meticulous frenzy,
Spiritually charged with sublime ecstasy,
That galvanized the audience,
Into Amazing Grace… Amen.
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