J06 The Early Days Of Jesus Poem by Simple Simon

As a young boy, Jesus went,
To the temple and spent
His time with preachers,
More so, with Jewish teachers.

He was always in the forefront,
With his answers intelligent.
People found him brilliant.
They admired his talent.

In one of the incidents,
He went with his parents,
To the Passover Festival
Held in Jerusalem Temple.

Back home, his mother
Finding him not there,
At last found him still
Sitting in the temple.

His mother asked, 'My son,
This, why have you done? '
You were not to be seen.
To find you, we were keen.'

He replied, 'Oh Mother,
In the house of my Father,
You can find me here,
Don't look elsewhere.'

What he really meant
Then, they knew not;
He claimed to be the son
Of the Father in heaven.

Yet, he loved them,
And respected them.
As a son at home,
He did obey them.

His maturity of mind,
All people could find
He was just twelve years old
When this had happened.

His spiritual contact first
With John, the Baptist,
Kindled his inner spirit
That gave a thrust to it.
.
He just heard by then,
That John was in prison.
He left the place Nazareth
To pursue his spiritual path.

His preaching work
Near Galilee Lake,
In Capernaum Town,
With a message, it began.

'From your sins, turn away.
Go yourself the Lord's way,
For, the kingdom of heaven
You'll find near, once you turn.'

The Holy Spirit's power
Flowed on him wherever
His holy message spread
And this, the people heard.

In the synagogues, his speech,
All the people, it did reach,
And it received their praises.
He became their 'Dear Jesus.'