Haiku responding to 1 Pt 3:13-22
Can anyone harm
you if you eagerly do
those things that are good?
But if you suffer
for doing what is right, you
are blessed. Do not fear.
Live out Christ's lordship,
being always ready to
account for your hope.
Speak with gentleness,
keep your conscience clear; then none
can abuse your name.
Better to suffer
for good deeds than for evil.
God will be with you.
Christ also suffered;
the righteous for unrighteous,
bringing us to God.
He died in the flesh,
came alive in the spirit,
proclaimed hope for all.
Only eight were saved
by the ark through the waters;
baptism saves all.
It's not the cleansing
that saves; Christ's resurrection
achieves God's favour.
© Ken Rookes 2026
