After the desert

After the desert
His time of testing
through the fire of temptation
beginning to speak

Rising there
before the congregation
the carpenter claiming
the mantle of his deity

The scriptures opened
in their presence
His neighbors unable
to believe their ears

Sent, by rejection,
His ministry beginning
the words of the prophet
come into life

April 12, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
mediation on Luke 4:14-24
shared by Reverend Sharon Miesel
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/Bourne/pastor.html
April 9, 2011



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