In the Areopagus

Haiku of witness

He engaged with them

in the Areopagus;

the apostle Paul.

Paul was most clever,

taking time to understand

Athenian thought.

People of Athens,

I see you are religious;

signs are ev’rywhere.

Objects of worship

abound; even an altar:

To an unknown God.

I am a servant

of your unknown God; let me

tell you of this God.

This God made all things

ruling heaven and earth; God

has no need of shrines.

God gives life to all,

asking only that they seek

God out. God is near.

In God we live, move,

exist. As your poet said:

We are God’s offspring.

A God not fashioned

from human hands, of silver

gold or stone. God lives!

Human ignorance

is no longer an excuse;

repent, come to God!

Judgement is coming

through the man whom God has sent;

God raised him from death.

Ken Rookes 2023