Matthew, the Tax Guy
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
He drew me out of Custom
One noon hour’s teaching spree
A head all full of numbers
A shyster, that was me.
So used to ripping people off
And gaining by the week.
I fancied Roman bullying
And used the bench to seek
Advantage and the friends of strife.
Publicans and such.
But on that mid-day
Healing came.
A palsied wretch He touched.
Sin gone He said, and walking too.
The man came through the roof.
Some friends had lowered
With a rope.
This Priest brought power and truth.
Quite stunned I was
And back to work.
Transfixed by what I saw.
And Jesus blessed our Jewish state
Wth so much more than Law.
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Written on January 19, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 19, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 19, 2023
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Words | 126 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
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