Matthew 9:1-8
Annual medical check up
Blood pressure a bit high
Take my monitor readings
Reduce it by and by
Diet and good exercise
Bring the pressure down
Or maybe they’ll suggest a pill
I’ll take it though I frown
The healing of the human heart
That is something else
Confess your sin and pray for grace
Ask the Lord to bless
There’s little gain in getting well
If your heart is sunk in sin
Pray the Lord at each new day
Let the spirit in
The scribes were happy with the Lord
Who fed and healed the crowd
The deaf the dumb the cripple
All of this allowed
But when he spoke of pardoning sin
And spiritual release
The scribes they had it in for him
Now you disturb the peace
Brian Fahy
30 June 2022
Erris Poetry 