Breaking Through

 Haiku of inclusion

He’d had a vision.

Didn’t know what it meant, ‘til

the foreigners came.

The Holy Spirit

took him from his comfort zone

to meet with gentiles.

While Peter still spoke

the gentiles, once excluded,

received the Spirit

The Holy Spirit

fell on the gentiles, forcing

Peter’s acceptance.

Peter’s companions,

good Jews, circumcised and all,

were suitably shocked.

They heard them speaking

in tongues, giving praise to God.

We’d best baptise them!

Stick around, Peter

we need to hear more of this

Jesus sent from God.

© Ken Rookes 2024