Haiku of astonishment
The unclean spirit:
a useful explanation
for much illnesses.
At Capernaum
he taught in the synagogue.
It was the Sabbath.
He taught and he healed.
The question on all lips: by
whose authority?
The unclean spirit
was noisy, challenging him.
Jesus rebuked him.
As the story goes
the spirit came out of him,
crying out loudly.
They were astounded
by Jesus and his teaching:
Where did this come from?
The news spread quickly:
Even the unclean spirits
do what he commands!
What authority?
That of the kingdom of God
of truth, grace and hope.
© Ken Rookes 2021
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