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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible in Poetry: Gospel of St. Mark (Chapter 10)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Across the Jordan, Jesus made His way<br>Into the place called Judea wherein, <br>Crowds gathered and by custom, He taught them.<br>The Pharisees awaited to test him<br>And asked, “By law, can husband divorce wife? ”<br>But Jesus asked, “What Moses did command? ”<br>They said, “To dismiss her by divorce-bill.”<br>Then Jesus said, “Because of your hard hearts, <br>Did Moses write you such a commandment? ”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">God made them male, female at creation; <br>A man shall leave his parents, join his wife; <br>No longer are they two but single flesh; <br>What God has joined, no one can separate.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">His disciples then questioned once again.<br>He said, “He who divorces wife, commits<br>Adultery by marrying another.<br>By divorcing husband, the wife commits<br>Adultery by marrying another.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">And people brought children to Him to bless.<br>His disciples rebuked them by habit.<br>So, Jesus said, “Let children come to me.<br>Prevent them not for, Heaven will be theirs.<br>Unless child-like, you cannot enter it.<br>He embraced them and blessed each one of them.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">As He was setting out on a journey, <br>A man came running, knelt to him and asked, <br>“Good Teacher, tell me what I ought to do<br>On earth, to inherit eternal life? ”<br>And Jesus answered, “Why address me ‘good’? <br>No one is good except Almighty God! <br>You know the commandments, you ought to keep? <br>He said, “I’ve observed them all since my youth.”<br>Then Jesus said, “You lack in just one thing.<br>Go sell all that you have and give the poor.<br>You’ll have treasure in Heav’n; then, follow me.”<br>At this, the man turned sad and went away, <br>As he possessed a lot of wealth with him! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">So, Jesus turned to disciples and said, <br>“’Tis hard for wealthy ones to reach heaven! ”<br>A camel passes through a needle’s eye<br>With ease but not one rich can, heaven’s gates! <br>His disciples asked, “Then who can be saved? ”<br>“For human beings, ’tis impossible.<br>All things are possible for God, ” He said.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Then Peter told, “We gave up everything.”<br>Jesus replied, “One who gives up all things<br>For sake of Gospel’s and for me receives<br>A hundred times more in this present age, <br>And persecutions and eternal life! <br>Many first shall become last, the last, first! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Then Jesus started to Jerusalem; <br>He went ahead of them; they were amazed; <br>And those who followed seemed to be afraid; <br>To twelve disciples, Jesus spoke again, <br>“Behold, we go to Jerusalem town; <br>They’ll hand over the Son of Man <br>To scribes, chief priests who’ll condemn Him to death; <br>And hand Him over to Gentiles: <br>They’ll mock at Him; and spit on Him; scourge Him; <br>Put Him to death; after three days, He’ll rise! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Then James and John came up to Him and asked, <br>“Will You do teacher, what we ask of You? ”<br>So, Jesus asked, “What do you want from me? ”<br>They said, “Grant that in glory, we may sit with You, <br>One at your right, the other at your left.”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">But Jesus told, “You know not what you ask; <br>Can you drink from the cup that I drink from, <br>Or be baptized the way I am baptized? <br>They answered Jesus, “yes, we can.”<br>Said Jesus, “Yes, the cup I drink, you’ll drink; <br>The baptism I get, you will also.<br>But to sit at my right or left isn’t mine<br>To give, but is for those for whom it’s been prepared.”<br>The other ten got angry at the two.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Then Jesus called and said to them, “You know<br>Those rulers over Gentiles recognized, <br>Lord it ov’r them and make their power felt.<br>However, it shall not be so ’mongst you.<br>Whoev’r wants greatness will be your servant; <br>Whoev’r then wants to be first will be slave of all; <br>The Son of Man did not come to be served; <br>He came to serve and give His life for all.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">While leaving Jericho, a blind beggar<br> By road-side, Bartimaeus, then cried out, <br> “O Jesus, Son of David, pity me.”<br>Rebuking, many tried to silence him.<br>He kept on calling loudly all the more: <br>“O Son of David, have pity on me.”<br>So, Jesus stopped and told that he be brought.<br>They told the man, “Get up, He’s calling you.”<br>He threw aside his cloak, sprang up and came.<br>When Jesus asked, “what do you want of me? ”<br>The blind man told, “O Master, I want sight! ”<br>So Jesus said, “Your faith has saved you, Go! ”<br>Immediately, he saw and followed Him.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369781" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Copyright by Dr John Celes 5-19-2007</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><a href="http://poems.citatepedia.com/">poem</a> by <strong><a rel="author" href="http://authors.citatepedia.com/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a></strong></div>