In Jerusalem
people gather for the feast;
things are heating up.
The Passover nears
time to remember; recall
God’s saving actions.
As is his practice,
Jesus behaves recklessly,
upsets good order.
Goes to the temple,
where he observes the commerce
and money changing.
The man gets angry,
makes a whip from cords of rope,
drives the traders out.
Escaping doves soar,
as tables are overturned.
Coins spill to the floor.
Take them out of here;
these instruments of Mammon
do not lead to life.
Temple is a place
for drawing near, listening,
and worshipping God.
They ask him, What right
do you have to come in here
and to do these things?
Destroy this temple
and I’ll raise it in three days.
Another riddle.
©
Ken Rookes 2018.
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