On the day of Sabbath, <br />In the Town of Nazareth, <br />To a synagogue, Jesus went, <br />And gave a sermon pleasant. <br /> <br />He read from the Scripture, <br />That showed this picture, <br />'The Spirit of the Lord <br />Is upon me, it's so said.' <br /> <br />'He has chosen me here, <br />For the sake of the poor, <br />To liberate the captives, <br />To set free all the slaves, ' <br /> <br />'To give sight to the blind, <br />To say such a word kind, <br />That the Lord will come <br />To save the people in time.' <br /> <br />'You all heard the message <br />What's said in this passage <br />That, in fact, has come true, <br />Believe me, every one of you.' <br /> <br />His unique, impressive speech, <br />Their hearts, it did touch. <br />They found it so marvelous, <br />That they became speechless. <br /> <br />Jesus said, 'You may say, <br />To me, as well, this day, <br />As a test for myself, <br />'Doctor, heal thyself'! ' <br /> <br />'Ask not this question <br />Why in my hometown <br />I didn't do the same, <br />What I did in Capernaum.' <br /> <br />'No prophet is welcomed <br />In his own native land. <br />Israel was kept at a distance <br />In Prophet Elijah's presence.' <br /> <br />'It was a famine period <br />When widows here suffered, <br />But for a widow in Sidon, <br />The best care was taken.' <br /> <br />'The skin-disease in Israel, <br />None tried here to heal, <br />But more pains were taken <br />To cure one, a Syrian.' <br /> <br />When they heard like this, <br />They took his word amiss, <br />And showed him their anger <br />As they felt it led to danger. <br /> <br />They took him to a cliff, <br />And tried to throw him off, <br />But he escaped unhurt, <br />And then walked out. <br /> <br /> Moral <br /> <br />A sweet lie is liked; <br />A blunt truth is disliked. <br />This is what both reveal, <br />As this is how, many feel.<br /><br />Simple Simon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/j07-a-prophet-in-his-own-soil/
