Matthew rising,
praying now with Jesus;
the words he had spoken
in secret, in the temple
shared by the Christ.
Rising from his bench
sitting at his table
collecting Rome’s taxes;
knowing his own brokenness
that he was a sinner.
Called by Christ
to come, to follow;
praying with Jesus
the tears of a sinner
as he was forgiven.
Matthew following
leaving the table
to be a fisher of men;
the life that he knew
left in the dust, the past.
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edited May 15,
2015
praying with
Jesus – v4
(editing
version 3)
edited April
8, 2013
“praying with
Jesus – v3”
after reading
the poem at
the Poet’s
Corner
April 8, 2013
edited April
8, 2013
“praying with
Jesus – v2”
edited April
8, 2013
“praying with
Jesus”
April 7, 2013
“tears of a
sinner”
video and
Spirit Study
April 7, 2013
&
Matthew 9:9-13
Luke 5:27-33
The calling of
Matthew
Luke 18:9-14
The Tax
Collector and the Pharisee
and The Bible
miniseries, merging the two stories x
The Christian
Post article about episode 4 of The Bible miniseries:
&
pages 115-117
Chapter 5,
“Sinners, Outcasts, and the Poor”
third book in
a series of books -
“The Way:
Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus”
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
read 2/23/2012
&
“Final Words from the Cross”
&
“24 Hours That
Changed the World”
&
Spirit study led
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 7, 2013
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