Haiku of grace
We who are righteous;
God will never punish us.
He has no need to!
When bad stuff happens
we like to blame the victims:
Must be their own fault.
Good people prosper,
bad people are punished. No!
That’s not how it works.
You must all repent
turn from your self-centred ways.
Then you’ll truly live.
Trees that won’t bear fruit:
fig, olive, apple; not worth
space in the garden.
For three years I came
looking for the promised fruit,
but none! Cut it down!
The gardener speaks:
One more year of special care,
let’s see what it does.
One more year. What grace
is shown to those unworthy;
what grace shown to me!
© Ken Rookes 2022
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