Language of Enchantment - ONCE UPON A PARABLE

ONCE UPON A PARABLE

I so enjoy creating stories…
I call each a parable.
They can offer a solution
Or maybe make a burden bearable.

Jesus paints with parables
The Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep…
The Laborers in the Vineyard…
The Hidden Treasure buried deep.

He spoke of Sowers of the Seeds…
Birds and Flowers in the Field.
His every parable is pointing
To a truth God wants revealed.

From the tale of The Two Debtors
To the sorry Prodigal Son.
He takes us from The Talents
To The Good Samaritan.

The Wedding Feast or Unwilling Guests…
The Rich Man and Lazarus.
Every parable is a learning tool
God uses to teach us.

I like to search for hidden meanings
Then rejoice in revelation…
Like the Budding of the Fig Tree
Requires some contemplation.

There’s so much to gain from parables
Because they have so much to say.
Let’s all put on the mind of Christ
And think parable today.

Doris Jacobs-Covington
June 10, 2012

Dedicated to Shirley and Chuck

The Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10)
The Lost Sheep (Matthew 28:12-14; Luke 15:4-7)

The Laborers in the Vineyard or The Generous Employer (Matthew 20:1-16
The Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44)

The Sower and the Seeds (Mark 4:3-9; Matt 13:3-9; Luke 8:5-8

) The Birds of Heaven (Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:24)
The Flowers of the Field (Matt 6:28-30; Luke 12:27

The Two Debtors (Luke 7:41-43

The Prodigal Son or The Loving Father (Luke 15:11-32)

The Money in Trust or The Talents (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27)

The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

The Wedding Feast or The Unwilling Guests (Matt 22:1-10; Luke 14:16-24)

The Wedding Garment (Matthew 22:11-14)
The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-3

The Budding Fig Tree (Matt 24:32 f.; Mark 13:28 f.; Luke 21:19-31

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ONCE UPON A PARABLE