(based on Matthew 1 3 3 1 -3 3 , 4 4 -5 2 )
Orators
use words
that are slender-waisted
with many
wiles
to beguile
an audience
and manipulate it
to their own
will.
This Jesus
used words
like the gentle rain
from heaven’s
love
To awake
the passive
seeds of faith and love
and set them
free.
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