The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Him

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Christ and The Pharisees - Alexander Bida - 1874


The youth sits among the elders,
quietly listening
to the wisdom they share.
They do not know Him.
In twenty years some will.
Some will listen to His words,
they will see His works.
Others will be deaf and blind.

Does He interrupt them?
For He has nothing to learn from them,
and they have everything to learn from Him.
But He listens.
He knows these men with an intimacy we can never understand.
Maybe a few of them
will sit in judgement
in twenty-one years.
Maybe one will seek to wipe His brow.

Soon the youth will no longer listen
to men who wallow in their self-righteousness.
He will confront their ideals
out of love for the weak.
But for now He listens
knowing
the Spirit of the Lord
is upon Him.




copyright 2024 - Donald P James Jr

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