J27 Payment Of Temple Tax Poem by Simple Simon

Jesus with his disciples came
To the City Capernaum.
The collector of temple-tax
Asked Peter for the tax.

“Does your teacher pay
The temple-tax any day? ”
Like this, the collector asked
“Of course, ” Peter replied.

When Peter went home,
Jesus first spoke to him,
“What’s your opinion?
Let me know, Simon? ”

“Who pay taxes to the kings?
The citizens or the foreigners?
“The foreigners, ” said Peter.
Jesus said, “Doesn’t matter.”

“Let us not offend them.
We’ll pay tax to them.
Now go to the lake.
The first fish, you take.”

“Its mouth, you open.
You’ll find a coin,
That’s just sufficient
For the tax payment.”

In this another miracle-play,
Jesus showed the right way.
Even against injustice done
With justice, Jesus had won.

WHO IS GREAT?

When they asked for the one
Who’s great in the heaven,
Jesus showed them a child,
Who was innocent and mild.

He said, “One who’s humble,
Like this child, surely he’ll
Rank as the greatest one,
In the Kingdom of heaven.”