Haiku
of inclusion
On
the edges of
Samaria,
Galilee,
where
nobody goes.
North
of Jerus’lem
Jesus
meets with outcast men,
unclean,
unwanted.
Ten
lepers approached.
Keeping
their distance they cried,
Have
mercy, Master!
Go
and show yourselves,
to
the priests; they will confirm
that
you are made clean.
As
they make their way
their
skin becomes clean and new.
One
man turns around.
The
Samaritan
falls
rejoicing at his feet.
Jesus,
I thank you.
Were
not ten made clean?
One,
alone, comes praising God;
a
Samaritan!
Another
surprise;
the
foreigner commended
as
a man of faith.
©
Ken Rookes 2019
