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Lent 5
Poems
A GOSPEL TREASURY
Poems Based on Lectionary Gospels
A group of Gentiles came to Phillip.
Greeks they were,
sincere, earnest men, God-seekers.
'We would see Jesus, Sir,' they said.
What had they heard of him?
What did they know?
What did they want of him?
What was their need?
Over the years,
as we look back,
we think,
'How fortunate to see the Lord,
to see his smile,
to hear his voice,
to touch his hand.'
Jesus said, 'He who has fed the hungry,
clothed the naked, welcomed the stranger,
visited the sick and imprisoned,
Greeks they were,
sincere, earnest men, God-seekers.
'We would see Jesus, Sir,' they said.
What had they heard of him?
What did they know?
What did they want of him?
What was their need?
Over the years,
as we look back,
we think,
'How fortunate to see the Lord,
to see his smile,
to hear his voice,
to touch his hand.'
Jesus said, 'He who has fed the hungry,
clothed the naked, welcomed the stranger,
visited the sick and imprisoned,
