Just an ordinary day, a poem (Revised 11/30/2015)

Just an ordinary day, a poem.

Are you lonely tonight, Some greet you with what's new? You reply, same old thing, with a sigh.

Some talk of pain and sorrow, little hope for tomorrow.

The beggar sits there with a face of despair, as you pass by, his eyes say, do you care?

Jesus, a man of sorrows was he, he came to heal the broken hearted you and me.

He gave a gift to a blind man to see, he rebuked the self-righteous Pharisees.

A woman of the streets, her tears washed his feet, she the Pharisees did despise, they said: "shame on him", how can he look in her eyes.

Jesus said, how can you say such, those forgiven many sins, love much.

This ordinary day dear friend, I pray Jesus has come your way, he sees your hurt and pain and asks, can I visit you again?

I saw you in your despair, I want to help, for you I do care.

I went to a party many years ago, tax collectors and sinners were there I know, they like you needed me, this I knew.

I saw the downcast eyes of the women of the streets, I bid them to come and join me and eat. To my surprise they kissed and washed my feet, this honor the self-righteous Pharisees did not do for me even though like them, I'm an Orthodox Jew. I said to the women; Your sins are forgiven, go and sin no more, new life to you I'm giving.

It was a great night, the fine wine added to my delight, I was welcomed by the sinners but despised by those who love Satan and the night.

They murmured; He's a *glutton and a wine bibber but
I am the sinless Son of God, the Eternal Life giver!

*The Son of Man came eating and drinking,

a real man, what were you thinking?

Not a wine bibber or glutton as the wicked say,

he is the perfect man, sinless, by the way!

Jesus loves the broken and lonely, out of many, he has come for you only.

"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest Matthew 11:28 NASB.

His ways are not our ways, He chooses a beggar, a harlot, rejects a King and a Pharisee.

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong 1-Corinthians 1:27 NASB.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Luke 7:34 NASB.