Jesus who cast out demons

Franne
On Wednesday we gathered,
ignoring the heat, to remember
and celebrate a flurry
of fabric and colour. Franne,
outspoken, passionate,
lover of people; one
touched recklessly by the Spirit.
We heard how she harangued
the former PM on the Town Hall steps
in the election that he would eventually lose.
Franne struggled and triumphed
but lost her final battle.
For many years she set aside
her own darkness, to contend
defiantly with the evils of the wider world,
bringing all the powers of her creative mind
to her divine calling.
It must have been a black and cruel place
from which she determined
that there could be no other escape.
Jesus, who cast out demons,
however we understand them;
bring your light into our places of darkness
and flood us with your love;
that we might be passionate healers,
defiant confronters,
and creators of hope.

Ken Rookes