Here’s a reflection on Mark 10: 17-22, the
suggested gospel reading for Proper 23 B (the 20th Sunday after
Pentecost). It was written by Bruce
Prewer.
Gospel Reflection
(inspired
by Mark 10: 17-22)
One
idolised wealth, another hungered for fame,
so
they went sadly away.
One
loved career, one the latest fashion,
and
they went proudly away.
One
lived through her children, one lived for his farm,
so
they went busily away.
One
fed on the adulation of fans, sport was another’s passion,
so
they went impatiently away.
One
had the gambling lust, another’s was sex,
so
they went madly away.
One
wanted to be waited on, one wanted to lie about,
so
they went sluggishly away.
One
was hooked on sport, one on the next drug fix,
so
they went hurriedly away.
One
lived for churchly honours, one for churchly clout,
so
they went blindly away.
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Copyright © B.D. Prewer
2002. Posted on Bruce Prewer’s Home Page. http://www.bruceprewer.com/
