The Fire and the Rose has been running a poetry competition. Although I’m not much of a lad for poems, I particularly enjoyed this entry
As Christ (by Aric Clark)
Make of me no Christian,
God of Israel and of all,
Endlessly debating doctrine,
Instead of rising at your call.
Make of me no Christian,
Counting angels on a pin,
Make me salt with robust flavor,
Make me light outside and in.
Make me, God, as Jesus was,
Unafraid to break the rules,
To eat with outcasts, talk with sinners,
And show the righteous to be fools.
Make me like your son, O God,
Prophet and beloved child,
Give me courage to live justly,
Following your spirit wild.
Make me like the Christ, O Lord,
He who saw the hungry fed,
So when my work for love is finished,
Like him you’ll raise me from the dead.
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D. W. Congdon 05.30.07 at 2:37 am
Thanks for the publicity. I’d love to have more entries, so don’t worry if you’re not a poet.