I came across a word today
Anastasia
Luke chapter four
Something to amaze you
It refers to Peter’s mother-in-law
She in bed with fever
The Lord touched and cured her
Caused the ill to leave her
Anastasia means resurrection
The ill lady got up
Restored to health
She waited on them all
And there I saw the other word
Diakonia – service
The gospel read in Greek
Very glad I learned it
Then I thought of Russia
And the Romanovs
All killed in that cellar
Machine-gunned got rid of
Is this meant to improve the world?
Destroy the enemy
It’s the healing art and service
Where we’ll find our remedy
Brian Fahy
31 August 2022
Erris Poetry 