Those who lose their life

Haiku for disciples

He taught many things.

Pay attention, disciples,

you have most to learn.

He will suffer much,

the Son of Man; he will die,

killed by the bosses.

They reject his words,

fearing that they pose a threat

to their ordered world.

He spoke of his death,

and of his resurrection.

His friends can’t grasp it.

Hardly surprising.

Peter said, Don’t say these things,

they disconcert us.

Jesus spoke sternly:

Just because you don’t get it,

doesn’t mean it’s wrong.

To follow, he said,

You too must embrace my death;

lose your life for me.

Take up your cross.

Don’s, t be frightened, or ashamed.

You might just find life.

Hold life too tightly

and you’ll find it disappears.

Learn to let it go.

© Ken Rookes 2018