I Saw a Man

I Saw A Man

I saw a man covered in soot

From the top of his head down to a single boot

He seemed sad and almost helpless

He was who I should help today was my intuitive guess

He stank and his clothes were simply rags

What a society we’ve become it just gags

No one ever seems to stop to ask help or offer

Except for cruel words that continue to sting hours after

I approached with trepidation and some fear

Why I don’t know for I knew my Lord was near

He seemed unafraid and interested in me

So we left the road to shelter under a tree

He had nothing of earthly wealth

Yet he seemed knowledgeable even in his questionable health

He was educated but drugs had put him there

Soon after his friends and family stopped trying they did not care

I asked if he knew Jesus

He said he knew Him once

But with the mess he got in

Jesus didn’t need to be a comin’

I told the man of God’s unending mercy

That He saved us all with His Son whom we did crucify

He thanked me for the talk and sermon

Than asked me one simple question

Can you spare a way to feed me for I have no food

I was simply taken aback and answered yes I could

I hope my words from Jesus he heard

Cause his true food is in God’s Word

Beatitudes Beatitudes words for all of us

Given to us by Jesus so we would not fuss

Listen to them and heed

For they are some of the best food and that we always need

Amen

JFFIII 9/12/24