Haiku responding to 1 Cor 2:1-16
When I came to you,
Paul wrote, twasn't with big words,
or clever wisdom.
I was hesitant,
wanting my words to reflect
the power of God.
We do speak wisdom
among the mature; we speak
God's hidden myst'ry.
God's purpose stayed hid;
or else the Lord of glory
would not have been killed
Things of great wonder,
beyond thought, God has prepared
for those who love him.
God's Spirit is ours,
revealing to us wisdom
taught by the Spirit.
Spirit gifts from God
seem like foolishness to those
who lack the Spirit.
Who knows the Lord's mind,
to be guided by him? We
have the mind of Christ.
© Ken Rookes 2026
