Here is a reflection on Matthew 22:1-14, the gospel text for October 9, 2011 (Proper 23A, Ordinary 28A) written by Bruce Prewer.
(based on Matthew 22: 1-14)
He is off
the planet again!
This Jesus
who tells folk stories
which upend
normality and our
credulity suspend!
Where on earth
is royalty ignored?
Since
when does the guest
stay away
from the wedding feast
of a prince?
Where’s any king
who would open his table
to the street?
To garbage collectors,
back packers, buskers,
homeless kids
and the dead beat?
One thing’s sure:
Christ’s quirky kingdom
cannot be
of this world’s making.
Here kings swank
and royal halls are crammed
with pomposity.
— Copyright © B.D. Prewer 1995, and posted on Bruce Prewer’s Homepage. Visit his site for many other excellent resources for worship.
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