J.P.G. Poems
Saints,
Sinners, and Preachers ©
By Joseph P. Gimenez
2010 for the Red Hook Series
The SAINTS of long ago had a very tough road to hoe
They
were persecuted all along the way
But kept
their faith and goal in sight night and day
One
thing they never forgot was to always pray
Sinners,
unlike SAINTS, choose not to heed the golden rule
They
played hooky from God’s commandments just like a fool
They did
not stop to think what for them lay ahead
Until
it’s too late and they are on their deathbed
Preachers we have all known a few
They,
like those above, have differences too
All in
all, we are a mixed lot they will attest
There’s
Good and Bad but Preaching the bible is what we do best
Along
the way we pick up some clues
Of which
of God’s children will win and who will lose
You see
it’s not what’s on the outside that ushers you in
It’s the
what, and the why, and the where have you’ve been?
Saints,
Sinners, and Preachers remind us of one task
We must
strive to be righteous to our very last
Just
like in school you will receive a grade
Are you
ready to hear, “Enter my kingdom which for you I have made”?