Immanuel
Having just attended church services,
I meditate on the pastor's words,
Taking inspiration from implications he illuminated,
About Jesus and the meaning of His Hebrew name,
Immanuel — "God is with us."
And whether He's the Lord's one Son,
Come as the Messiah
(As Matthew, in his Gospel, chronicles,
And Isaiah, in the Old Testament, prophesies)
Or merely a rabbi with unorthodox ideas,
I realize that my soul breathes a faith
That unites mankind, in a brotherhood of ecumenism,
Including even an incomplete Jew, like me,
Who, some Sundays,
Quests for reconciliation, in Presbyterian worship.
12/11/11 - (1)
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