richards odes

Saint John

I’ve never really liked Saint John, his gospel is a riddle,

Yet when our Lord is crucified he’s right there in the middle!

He is around to comfort and support our Saviour’s mother

But he claims our Lord loved him, more than any other!

I suppose that is the reason why I found him hard to take

It seemed like glory seeking by someone on the make!

And again, he got his mother to ask for Jesus’ favour.

All in all, that left me with a very bitter flavour!

On the other hand he had the guts to stand at Simon’s side

And argue with the council, not run away and hide.

Of course his Revelation is a very lovely dream

Of how we’ll end up happy, like the cat who’s got the cream!

I suppose, just like the rest of us, he was both good and bad

And perhaps I am just jealous of the privilege he had.

He was there to listen when Jesus told his tales

Of our Heavenly Father and the love that never fails.
I would have loved to be there to hear our Saviour speak

Not have his words translated from Aramaic to Greek

Then from there to Latin and then our native lingo.

Then I’d know His meaning without linguistic bingo!