Para. 3 Jesus (Vol 2 No 28)
3. We honour the one called Jesus, a first century Galilean Jewish sage, nurtured by his religious tradition. A visionary and wisdom teacher, he invited others through distinctive oral sayings and parables about integrity, justice, and inclusiveness, and an open table fellowship, to adopt and trust a re-imagined vision of the ‘sacred’, of one’s neighbour, of life. As we too share in this vision, we affirm the significance of his life and teachings, while claiming to be ‘followers of Jesus’.
We would honour one called Jesus,
Wisdom teacher, Jewish sage;
Nurtured by his own tradition
And religion of his age;
Long ago he took his journey, setting forth from Galilee.
Through distinctive oral sayings,
By the parables he told
Of inclusiveness and justice,
Of integrity so bold
He invited others trust in his great vision for his day.
Life, one’s neighbour and the ‘sacred’
Re-imagined when he taught;
Table fellowship was open,
Symbol of his warm support;
As we too share in his vision, we affirm and follow him.
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