Haiku for decisions
With time running out
Jesus knew that he must go
to Jerusalem.
The company came
to a Samaritan town,
but they were rebuffed.
Why Jerusalem?
If you’re only passing through
don’t bother to stay.
We should punish them;
call down fire! said James and John.
Jesus rebuked them.
I will follow you,
a man said. Foxes have holes,
but I am homeless.
I will follow you,
a man said, but I must wait
for father to die.
The dead must bury
their own. Leave them, you must go
proclaim God’s kingdom.
I will follow you,
but first I must say farewell
to my family.
To plough a straight line
you cannot keep looking back;
likewise the kingdom.
© Ken Rookes 2019