Lenten Writing Project Reboot 2020! Writers' Reflections in the Wilderness of Lent
Monday, March 24, 2014
"With Me, You Will Pinterest Real People With The Spirit..."
If you met Jesus during his ministry, how do you
think that would go for you? Without the hindsight of the Bible, would you recognize him? Write about your meeting, based on what you know about yourself.
I was sweeping my doorstep one day when I noticed people - a few at first then many more- heading for the edge of town. They were calling back and forth to each other. ”He is here! He is preaching on the hillside! Come on!" I thought I knew who they were referring too. It was the homeless man who depended on friends and the curious to feed him and his band of followers as they went about the countryside. Some said he was able to cure the sick and that he preached a new kind of belief that no one had ever heard of before. Love your neighbor indeed. If she would just stop shaking her dusty mats over my fence I might. Turn the other cheek. Not likely. I would most likely hit back. He was just a bum. I heard he didn't wash his hands before he ate, and that he hung out with tax collectors and prostitutes. What could he possibly have to say that would be of interest to me? I gave my step a last swipe with the broom and went back inside. Clarene Aitken 24.3.14
I don't think I would have listened…at first.
ReplyDeleteI was sweeping my doorstep one day when I noticed people - a few at first then many more- heading for the edge of town. They were calling back and forth to each other.
”He is here! He is preaching on the hillside! Come on!"
I thought I knew who they were referring too. It was the homeless man who depended on friends and the curious to feed him and his band of followers as they went about the countryside. Some said he was able to cure the sick and that he preached a new kind of belief that no one had ever heard of before. Love your neighbor indeed. If she would just stop shaking her dusty mats over my fence I might. Turn the other cheek. Not likely. I would most likely hit back.
He was just a bum. I heard he didn't wash his hands before he ate, and that he hung out with tax collectors and prostitutes. What could he possibly have to say that would be of interest to me?
I gave my step a last swipe with the broom and went back inside.
Clarene Aitken
24.3.14
Honest, sobering, real. a hopeful title.
Deleteronaldo
Nicely done - thoughtful!
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