Mark 2:23-28
Pharisees finding fault
Is how it starts
They’ll make a habit of it
Satanic arts
The Nazarene is wiser than them all
His power to heal
Has people in his thrall
Later on they will call him evil names
Saying that he plays the devil’s games
Reporting him higher up the line
Searching for the killer capital crime
Thirty silver pieces for the trap
Carted off to prison his last lap
Honestly he answers every foe
Condemned to death to Pilate he will go
What have you done? The Roman governor asks
I have spoken up for truth – that is my task
Truth? On that nobody can agree
But I like you – I’ll try to set you free
Then is public pressure brought to bear
And threats to go to Caesar if you dare
So Pilate washes hands can do no more
They don’t want you – show him now the door
Brian Fahy
17 January 2023
+ Public opinion, public pressure, insults and hostile arguments, anger and accusation make up our daily news. The world was no different in the time of Jesus. He knew and met it all. Our vocation as followers of the Lord is to imitate his way in this daily world. To speak openly and honestly: to refrain from personal insult or accusation: to name things truly and to be prepared for unkind and unjust attitudes in others: To be willing to engage with all people either in friendship or in toleration. The example of the Lord in how to relate to others is there for us to see on every page of the Gospel story.
Erris Poetry 