He started just responding “Come and see”,
not everyone saw what The Cleaner saw.
. But when The Cleaner spoke, some folk would be
attentive to him, so these heard some more.
The Cleaner kept no secrets long, yet those
who would hear him must take a longer hike,
he hardly hung about and interposed
within folk's coffee breaks. He was more like
a voice that speaks within deserted space,
and folk who think it's true, or right, or good,
must make a move from any other place
they find themselves, before they ever could
begin to hear and understand and know
the truth, reality, and goodness that
his message, or his deep cleaning could show.
But when The Cleaner said, he was the Act -
Supporting, and before the Main Event,
and introduced the next upon the stage,
those round him, and who listened, and too leant
right forward, heard, and followed up the Sage.
. He turned and asked them “Whatcha lookin’ for?”
(For they already followed him, quite near)
They called him “Teacher”, said they wanted more
more contact details - not to interfere.
That’s when they heard him say, “Come on, and see”.
Late afternoon they hung around with him.
They even learned from him a thing, - or three.
Picked up his method, so they weren't just dim.
. And when they followed on, not just in space,
he claimed from them a deeper loyalty
to learn to live like him, who was the Ace
(and Jack, and King, & Queen, God's royalty)!
He'd demonstrate his culture, so they'd learn
to live, and act and speak and do, to trace
his way of thinking, and speaking, in turn.
In short, to follow, not just him in space,
but him in showing off his Way to BE.
To follow his own Way of living here,
to learn the culture of eternity.
To manifest God's rule, he has appeared.
. But afterwards if we would follow still,
we'll find he sends us off to do some job.
The question now is can we do his will
and in a way that adds and will not rob.
While keeping true at heart to his own way
can we be loy-al, doing all his will.
Can WE take his words in, recall today
what he said other times, and them fulfil.
And take as our commands his slightest wish?
We won't do this for anything but love.
And sometimes it might make us look foolish!
We'll follow our genetics “from above”.
. And following his train of thought, his views
that sometimes seem so counter to this world's.
The kind of things that he saw as good news,
the facts with his interpretations curled
around them, and right through them, as poems,
or pictures, illustrations, metaphors.
His stories (and his life) might just show 'em
some formulas to help them to think more,
and logic’ly, to motivate as truth
does when we then appreciate it for
an insight into what's above the roof,
though it might be unseen by us, it's sure!
. And follow his affections, make them mine,
to learn to have his feelings like he did.
Born from his views, commitments, these then shine.
His glory is: he's like a little kid,
or child of his true father (God, that's you!),
with loves, and hates, capacities inside,
priorities, and dreams, and treasures too.
He angered, and he pitied, loved, and cried.
True followers, like Steven, took them on
and prayed for those who took away his life,
forgiveness, for he followed where he'd gone,
through time & space, through culture, thinking, strife!
- The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples, when he saw Jesus walking by. “There is the Lamb of God!” he said. The two disciples heard him say this and went with Jesus. Jesus turned, saw them following him, and asked, “What are you looking for?” They answered, “Where do you live, Rabbi?” (This word means “Teacher.”) “Come and see,” he answered. (It was then about four o'clock in the afternoon.) So they went with him and saw where he lived, and spent the rest of that day with him. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come with me!” ( “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” answered Philip.
John 1:35-39, 43, 46, “sell..., give…..., have riches in heaven, then come and follow me” Mk 10:21) - be where he is, (“..that where I am, there you may also be” John 14:3
- think what he is thinking,- follow my train of thought (= “Do you still not understand?”) Mark 8:17-21
- feel what he is feeling - “I have pity for these people, they have been with me for three days and have nothing left to eat, and if I send them home, some of them will drop along the way” (Mark 8:1-3)
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