They stared as she walked in,
At this woman of renowned sin.
What was she doing here?
They watched as she drew to him near.
Didn't he know her reputation?
She was a known woman of temptation.
She poured on him perfume and oil.
With her own tears, she cleaned his feet of soil.
Surely not her, oh Lord, they thought,
For she was a woman they sold and bought.
"Your sins are forgiven," he said,
"And no longer along this wrong path tread."
"Go to meet Saul," the Lord had said to him,
"Restore sight to the eyes that I made dim.
Upon his head your hands do lay.
Go now, be on your way."
But, Ananias was full of trepidation.
He knew of this man Saul and his reputation.
Saul killed the saints without hesitation.
How could he be called to restoration?
"Surely not him, oh Lord God." Ananias said.
"Through him many to my way will be led.
His sins are forgiven now," the Lord said.
"No more upon this path will he ev'r tread."
When she walked in, how I forgot this all:
The stories of Mary and Paul.
"Why was she here?" I thought.
"Certainly not of the Lord to be taught."
I imagined her bad reputation
And how she fell into grave temptation.
How was I to know it was rape
And with her life she did barely escape.
She came here to erase the guilt and blame.
Yet, all I did was mock and put to shame.
Surely not her, Lord, was my grave mistake.
Why in her need did I forsake?
Forgive of me this sin, I plea,
Help me not to judge people so wrongly!
Author notes
This is based on Biblical stories Luke 7:36 and Acts 9:1-17
Written June 4th, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- Bring Out Your Best Poems ~ Invitation Only by Night Hope.
300 points, ended July 31, 2005, 6 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Bravo!
This is a great poem. Filled with imagery. I don't think I have ever read a poem about Mary with the events spelled out in her life. And it is wonderful how you brought Saul(Paul) into it. Very good expample of how The Lord uses people in His work.
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'...When she walked in, how I forgot this all:
The stories of Mary and Paul.
"Why was she here?" I thought.
"Certainly not of the Lord to be taught."
I imagined her bad reputation
And how she fell into grave temptation.
How was I to know it was rape
And with her life she did barely escape.
She came here to erase the guilt and blame.
Yet, all I did was mock and put to shame.
Surely not her, Lord, was my grave mistake.
Why in her need did I forsake?
Forgive of me this sin, I plea,
Help me not to judge people so wrongly!'
Indeed, melphleg...good penning, Poet...Thanks for entering & good luck...
Wanda
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Sorry folks as I have gotten twice as many entries in the last ten hours than all of the other 13 days this contest was open...you will get this generic comment unless the piece inspires me to write a comment...thank you for entering my contest.
Roger -
a very absobing write...it takes the reader along and compells us to read every line and leaves us with a message...very well done...best of luck... freda
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Another excellent poem from the Bible
You have to forgive some people on being rude
One day they may call upon him for a miracle too)
Love this one hun
Luv you too
Susan~~~
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This was well thought through. We all have a tendency to judge others. Mary was the best example of how cruel and mistaken we can be. Your piece was well written and your message was important. Well done.
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great
there is always a mean-spirited person lurking around,but keep the confident of your talent oh hand and let that move you.you are a great writer and bless you being a true and faithful servant of our Father. -
Well, I do know the stories you talk about here. You put them together in a nice format. That last comment was kind of depressing and ruined what I was going to say, but I think it was a thank you for a nice uplifting poem.
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um yeh, this is boring, yeh, coz i dont understand it and shit, but i exist in my own little world *laments* Ha, you've got to appreciate the irony of comments like that, maybe one day you will "move on" to poems about slitting wrist etc... but by the looks of this poem you're far past this. A really great and involving piece, and the arcane Biblical vernacular was impressive, but why are there no polar bears in the Bible?
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this poem... is um... boring... yeah...
*caughs* really i dont have anything nice to say other then keep trying...
^_*avampireslament*_^
god doesnt exist , i do -
I get to be the first to post a comment. I hope it's good...
Yeah, nice of Jesus to be so kind to such a woman, and yet to declare that his own mother was impure for giving birth [to the Messiah no less], eh? Funny how that works...
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