Kim Rodrigues Poet Didactic

How Easily Man Judges

When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”

But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

Luke 9:54-55

How easily man judges,
hates, throws down the gauntlet.
Oh can’t you see - God is the merciful one.
We hang ‘em high and hang ‘em low
(Better than them, am I)
We love to be one of the mob,
pointing, mocking, laughing.

Are we teachable?
The lord stopped James and John in their tracks.

(Oh I wish he’d be condemned,
send fire down on his head.)

Oh sure…we are the truth tellers,
we imagine ourselves to be god.

We want, him or her, destroyed?
But ahem…God could destroy anyone,
anytime. His purposes are greater than ours.

I’m grateful for that. You should be too.
Oh can’t you see - God is the merciful one.

I don’t want to see what’s in your nose.
Bring it level. If God judged you today
without His help, guess where you’d be?

He says wild things like:
Love your enemies!

The good news trumps your newspaper
and news on t.v.

If your nose tilts, let your eyes see God’s
peace, mercy and grace

…a revolution of love

10/28/2022

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Heidi Sands October 31, 2022 at 4:56 AM Good one Kim. True to think about :) Kim Rodrigues October 31, 2022 at 6:08 AM Thank you, Heidi :)

Gershon Wolf October 28, 2022 at 2:57 PM 100%, Kim. No one should judge by him/herself, for there is only One Who can do that! Kim Rodrigues October 28, 2022 at 3:43 PM Amen!

Joseph P. DiMino October 28, 2022 at 2:41 PM For sure; no one should throw that first. It doesn't stop. Well said. Kim Rodrigues October 28, 2022 at 3:43 PM Thank you, Joe!

Victor Buhagiar October 28, 2022 at 1:13 PM So much truth in what you say. Well done. Kim Rodrigues October 28, 2022 at 1:23 PM Thank you, Victor. We should wish no one ill. No one is without sin. God is merciful. Be blessed.