Monday, August 10, 2026

Mercy for all

Haiku responding to Rom 11:1-2a, 29-32


Gentiles included

now in God's new covenant;

Hebrews missing out!


Has God rejected

his people? Not at all! I,

Paul am one of them!


I'm an Israelite,

descendant of Abraham,

of Benjamin's tribe!


God does not reject

the people he has long known,

nor withdraw his gifts.


Disobedience

once cut you off from God; now

you've received mercy.


You received mercy

when God's people turned away;

mercy, too, is theirs.


Disobedience

has all people in its thrall;

so too, God's mercy.


© Ken Rookes 2026


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Mercy for all

Haiku responding to Rom 11:1-2a, 29-32 Gentiles included now in God's new covenant; Hebrews missing out! Has God rejected ...