they came looking for him
how long they'd been searching
we don't know, just that they sought him
but one wonders what they were seeking
did the person found match expectation
or was he indeed the disappointment
so many reckoned him to be

not the messiah
but a very naughty boy
who wouldn't play politics
rabble rouse the crowd
manipulate the institutions
raise up freedom's army
take the fight to the streets
in the way so many longed for
not what they wanted at all

certainly he disturbed the peace
thought, taught from first principles
asked the awkward questions
shone light in dark and murky corners
embarrassed leaders, the power-brokers
challenged their games and authority
put the spotlight on their hypocrisies
reveals a new old perspective of God
denying the divisions of 'us' and 'them'
time and space given to the outsider
for the outcast finding places of hope
caring for the battered and broken
those beneath fine society's notice
exploited and downtrodden in life
so reflected the world to itself
what it is, what it might be
mirrored in self-giving love
soon to be shattered
as power took its revenge
was this who those greeks sought
when they came asking
"sir, we would see Jesus"


Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
11th April 2025
following John 12.23
& Monty Python