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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369794" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible in Poetry: Gospel of St. Matthew (Chapter 13)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Out of the house, then Jesus went<br>That day, and by the sea, sat down; <br>Large crowds had gathered around Him<br>So, sat He in a boat off-shore, <br>While crowds were standing on the shore.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He spoke in detailed parables: <br>‘A sower, went to sow, one day, <br>Some seeds fell on the path, he walked<br>And birds ate them up, all at once.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Some fell on rocky ground without<br>Soil adequate and sprouted but, <br>The soil wasn’t deep and sun that rose<br>Had scorched while it withered, rootless.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Some seeds had fallen amidst thorns, <br>And with the passing of the morns, <br>The faster growing thorns choked them, <br>And there remained, just stubs of stem! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> ‘Just some seeds fell on soil-rich ground; <br>They grew so well and it was found<br>That they produced fruits many-fold<br>A hundred / sixty / thirty-fold! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Those who have ears, then ought to hear! ’<br>His disciples then questioned Him, <br>‘Why speak to them in parables? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And Jesus told them, in reply: <br>The kingdom’s knowledge. mystery<br>To you, has been by God granted, <br>And not to others by the Lord.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘To one who has, given is more; <br>And richer will he always grow; <br>From those that have a little then, <br>Ev’n that will be away taken.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘In parables, I speak, that’s why<br>Because they look but cannot pry<br>They hear but don’t to them pay heed<br>Nor do they understand the need.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Isaiah’s prophecy’s fulfilled; <br>Though you hear, you understand not.<br>Indeed they look but dot see.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The hearts of people are so gross, <br>They hear and yet have hearing-loss; <br>They’ve closed their eyes, lest they may see, <br>Their deafened ears have turned stony, <br>Nor do they understand by heart, <br>To be by God’s word, a convert; <br>I heal them all as it’s my part.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Blessed are your eyes because they see<br>And ears because they hear surely’<br>Amen, I say to you this day: <br>So many prophets and righteous<br>Had longed to see but saw just less, <br>And did not see or hear quite well<br>The things you hear and that I tell.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then hear the sower’s parable: <br>‘The seed that’s sown on path is one<br>Who hears the Word of God and yet, <br>Does not truly understand it; <br>The evil one then comes and steals<br>Away what’s sown within his heart.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The seed on rocky ground is one<br>Who hears the word at once with joy<br>But this lasts only for sometime<br>When persecution, trials come<br>He tends to fall away from God.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The seed that falls amongst the thorns<br>Is one who hears the word but then<br>The lure of worldly lucre choke<br>And therefore, it can bear no fruit.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The seed that’s sown on soil that’s rich<br>Is one who hears and understands<br>And therefore bears fruit manyfold<br>Depending on each one’s effort.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He told another parable: <br>‘Heaven’s kingdom is like a man<br>In his own field, who sowed good seed; <br>At night, his enemy sowed weed.<br>Amongst the wheat and disappeared; <br>The good crop grew and bore good fruit; <br>The weeds also grew very well; <br>His slaves then came and asked landlord, <br>‘Didn’t you sow good seed in your field? <br>How did the weeds happen to come? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He replied, ’’Tis enemy’s work.’<br>His slaves then asked the master then, <br>‘Should we now go, pull out the weeds? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The master said, ‘No, if you do, <br>The wheat could be uprooted too.<br>Let’s allow both for now to grow<br>At harvest time, I’ll give orders<br>To pull out weeds and make bundles; <br>And burn them until they turn ash, <br>Then gather wheat and store in barn.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He told another parable: <br>‘The kingdom of Heaven is like<br>A mustard-seed, a person sowed<br>In a field though, the smallest seed; <br>When fully grown, it’s a large bush<br>And birds build nests on its branches.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He spoke another parable: <br>‘The kingdom of heaven’s like yeast, <br>When mixed with much of wheat flour, <br>It leavens the entire dough.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Jesus spoke just in parables, <br>To fulfill what the prophet said: <br>‘I’ll open mouth in parables; <br>I will announce what lies hidden<br>From foundation of this great world.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When crowds left, Jesus returned home.<br>His disciples requested Him<br>To explain parable, He’d said, <br>That of the weeds, inside the field.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘He who sows good seed, <br>Is the Son of Man; <br>The field’s the world of men; <br>Good seed are children of kingdom; <br>Bad seed are children of Satan; <br>The enemy, devil; <br>The harvest, end of age; <br>Harvesters are angels.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Just as how weeds are burned<br>So, at the end of age<br>The Son of Man will send<br>His Angels to gather<br>All evil-doers and<br>Those causing others, sin.<br>They’ll be thrown in furnace<br>Of fire eternal, <br>With wailing, teeth-grinding; <br>The righteous shine like sun, <br>In their Father’s Kingdom! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Whoev’r has ears, then ought to hear: <br>‘Heaven ‘s kingdom’s akin treasure, <br>A person finds buried in field; <br>He hides it back with joy again<br>And sells all that he has, to buy <br>The field with hidden treasure soon.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Heaven’s Kingdom’s like a merchant, <br>Who goes in search of costly pearls; <br>And finding just one priceless one, <br>He sells all that he possesses, <br>And buys the invaluable pearl! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Heaven’s Kingdom’s like a net, <br>That’s thrown into the sea and wet, <br>To collect fish of every kind.<br>When full, the net is hauled ashore; <br>Good ones are isolated there; <br>The bad fishes are thrown away.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘At end of age, ’twill be like-wise<br>The angels will go separate<br>The wicked from the righteous ones<br>And throw them in Fiery Furnace<br>Where wailing and grinding of teeth<br>Occur in manner incessant.’<br>‘Do you then understand? ’ He asked<br>And all of them well answered, ‘Yes! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus said, ‘Each instructed <br>Scribe in Heaven’s Kingdom is like<br>A head who brings from his household, <br>And store-room, both the new and old! ’<br>When Jesus finished parables, <br>He went away to His place then.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He reached His native place and taught<br>The people in their synagogue.<br>They were so astonished and asked, <br>‘From where did this man get wisdom<br>And how does He do mighty deeds? ’<br>‘Isn’t he the carpenter’s son? <br>Is not His mother Mary called? <br>Are not His brothers Joseph, James<br>Simon, Judas and sisters too? <br>From where does this man get all this? ’ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">They took offence at Jesus then.<br>‘A prophet’s not without honor<br>Except in his house / native place.’<br>Because of lack of faith in Him, <br>He didn’t do mighty deeds more there.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>(6-2-2007)</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q>
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