Monday, February 1, 2021

At Capernaum

 

Haiku for making a start


Jesus hung out with

Simon, Andrew, James and John;

his first disciples.


The Capernaum

sermon completed, Jesus

entered Simon’s house.


His mother-in-law

being crook, Simon informed

Jesus, who healed her.


Quick recovery;

being a woman she got

straight back to serving.


With dusk the Sabbath

ended; the townsfolk came out

seeking to be healed.


Before dawn he left

to find a deserted place,

so that he might pray.


They went and found him.

Ev’ryone’s looking for you,

wants your healing touch!


There are other towns

where my message is needed;

I must go there, too.


© Ken Rookes 2021

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