
By Chaplain Mike
Today’s Gospel: Luke 24:13-35
road taken
friend welcomed
hearts broken
grief spoken
word opened
then home
guest summoned
meal proffered
grace offered
bread broken
eyes opened
christ known

By Chaplain Mike
Today’s Gospel: Luke 24:13-35
road taken
friend welcomed
hearts broken
grief spoken
word opened
then home
guest summoned
meal proffered
grace offered
bread broken
eyes opened
christ known
Is that a poem or a sermon outline? It works pretty darned good as both!
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Well done!
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mike poet
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Amen chaplain Mike!
I really love the ‘hearts broken’ bit…
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I’m gonna call it, ‘mike-ooh’ or ‘Miaku’
Nicely done, Chaplain Mike!
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No, I didn’t intentionally set out to follow a form. I just wanted to capture this story’s simplicity. A couple of the lines kept coming to mind, particularly the parallel between “hearts broken” in the first part of the story and “bread broken” in the second part.
thank you for your kind words.
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Is there a name for what you’re doing here, or did it just come to you, form and all? Love it.
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I like this one very much, Chaplain Mike.
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