Jesus Scandalizes the Clergy
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Messy Messiah
I believe in the messy messiah,
who went to great lengths
to mock the idea
of being a king,
who took his time
caressing his disciples’ feet
and cuddled with them
at the last supper,
who let loose women
put their hands all over him
before humiliating the Bible
teachers who took offense,
who interrupted the
sanctity of worship
if anyone in the room
needed healing,
who preferred horsing
around with children
to all the orthodoxy posturing
of the Bible teachers,
who ravaged the tables
of the money changers
and was not afraid to use
a whip when necessary,
who constantly played
and told weird stories
that no theologian has
ever explained conclusively,
who made the very same
type of people who think
they own him today angry
enough to crucify him,
which is why they keep
doing it every time he
comes back as the same
trickster he’s always been.
I upgraded my subscription to your Substack so now I can share poems in response to these gospel summaries.
Messy Messiah
I believe in the messy messiah,
who went to great lengths
to mock the idea
of being a king,
who took his time
caressing his disciples’ feet
and cuddled with them
at the last supper,
who let loose women
put their hands all over him
before humiliating the Bible
teachers who took offense,
who interrupted the
sanctity of worship
if anyone in the room
needed healing,
who preferred horsing
around with children
to all the orthodoxy posturing
of the Bible teachers,
who ravaged the tables
of the money changers
and was not afraid to use
a whip when necessary,
who constantly played
and told weird stories
that no theologian has
ever explained conclusively,
who made the very same
type of people who think
they own him today angry
enough to crucify him,
which is why they keep
doing it every time he
comes back as the same
trickster he’s always been.