On the Tuesday

Luke 21:29-33

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

It was on the Tuesday 

that he told stories

about the two sons

the wicked husbandmen

the marriage supper

the ten virgins 

and the talents.

He fielded questions,

batted them right back

to the Pharisees, the Sadducees

and that "certain lawyer"

He looked into the future

and predicted

that Jerusalem would be destroyed

and painted a picture

of the last judgement.

All in a day's work

for a man on a journey,

 a man whose friends

were dropping like flies

failing him at every turn.

And who can blame them?

Who wants to set themselves up

for public execution?

Best to get out now

as the stories gets stranger

and the teaching gets too near the bone.

That was on the Tuesday...

Liz Crumlish