then what? (Mark 12:28-34)

did they go off
and share a pizza
and a pitcher;
did they agree
to disagree;
did they shake their heads
as the other walked away;
did one say,
'if you knew
my neighbors
the way i do;'
while the other laughed,
'if you knew
God the way i do;'

after they agreed
that love was what
was most important,
yet almost impossible
to live out,
what did they do next?

(c) 2018 Thom M. Shuman

what must i do (Mark 10:17-31)

it is so good to know

(because i am nowhere rich)

that you are not talking

to me, Jesus, but

don’t you dare bring up

my attachment to

my books,

my politics,

my team,

my interpretation (or mis-)

of you.

© 2018 Thom M. Shuman