A Forgotten Christ

On “Christ Cleansing the Temple”, Wood by El Greco, c. 1570

We surely must follow Christ, learn from him,
unquestionable Master of love and tolerance.
Son of God, yet a brother, he bequeathed us
divine words and deeds that survive forever.
The way he loved us, great and pure,
no one has ever equally leveled.
His sacrifice on behalf of humanity,
that of then and of coming times,
unworthy and infidel ones, perhaps,
just by this,
took him to redeem us from bitter destiny.
But, aside from his Divinity, his Grandeur,
do not forget the passage of Matthew 21-12,
when entering the temple of his father.
Then, not by a conversation or dialogue,
“He cast out all them that sold and bought,
overthrew the tables of the moneychangers”.
I love this Christ, human and brother,
who did not conceal anger,
as if he were one of us.
By now, we must remember this,
even in some matters that are not
matter of faith.

(First published in Fevers of the Mind, July 14, 2024)