Apostles
I finally found a statement clear
How Catholics view ‘Apostles’dear –
Big Peter passed to Pontiff down,
The others now wear Bishop’s crown;The clergy do their daily grind,
With missions sent both cash and kind.
I'm not at all surprised at this
From point of view that is Creenglish –Where Roman culture in the past
Their darkening power-shadow cast
They liked to be the one on top,
With Pax Romana’s silly talk.The way I see it from this place,
When Christ sent men to human race,
Each presentation compromised,
With harsher concepts sanitized;‘Humility’ to Roman ears –
(A summing up of all their fears)
Would have to wait a later time,
To hear a message of that kind.So as we look back to the Jews
And seek what's missing from Good News,
Or search the Scripture’s pages now
Christ's model speaks a better ‘how’.I see it rather logically –
“That's how the Romans came to see
Their place and role in Mission task,
(They were quite big, their way did last) ”.However, lots of culture-rooms
Are in God's house – though Rome subsumed
The others through their power thrusts –
That's good for them, but not for us.My culture hears it differently
(Though Creenglish culture is just me)
‘Apostle’ is as Paul wrote out –
‘A border-crosser’ without doubt.Once border’s crossed, word drops into
Each culture, lifts its point of view;
Apostles then move on again
Cross other borders, much the same.But now the cultures move around
Apostles stay where they are found;
The task is pretty much the same –
A gospel border-crossing game.So, yes the Bishops carry on
When first Apostles moved along;
But leave at home your culture’s weight,
Don't border-cross with all that freight.navigation