Poems About the Gospel: Jesus Christ Left the Pharisees Speechless by Patrick McCaskey

Luke 14:1-6

The Pharisees worked hard on the Sabbath.

They carefully planned to trap Jesus Christ.

They invited Him to dinner. Then they

Brought in a man who had been quite ill.

Would Jesus cure the man on the sabbath?

Yes, He did. He also said that it was

Okay to pull an ass or an ox out

Of a well on the sabbath, happy day.

Jesus Christ showed basic human concern.

He humbly showed charity and justice.

Religious freedom is for everyone

Because every person has dignity.

God is with us every day of the week.

Crosby sang “Sunday, Monday, or Always.”

Patrick McCaskey

Patrick McCaskey is a Vice President and Director of the Chicago Bears, Chair of Sports Faith International, and Chair of WSFI Catholic Radio 88.5, as well as poet and the author of our Sports and Faith Series. He is also a grandson of George “Papa Bear” Halas. Surprising, inspiring, and all very human, Patrick McCaskey’s Poems About the Gospel is a book for all seasons where readers can find a few words of encouragement in every poem. Poems About the Gospel is available from Sporting Chance Press, Amazon and select bookstores like the Little Way in Crystal Lake.

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