Poem based on Luke 13:10-17 Healing on the Sabbath

Child of God you are free

Stand up

To the powers that be

Holding up the law

Intended for life

Freedom

Healing

And used all too often only as control

Stand up

Celebrate the Sabbath with a smile and a shout

Celebrate the Sabbath and keep it holy with joy

Celebrate the Sabbath and send the devil packing

Out of your life

Forget the cry of the controlling

Holding up the law

While running from it

The law was made for do’s

And we have turned it into a book of don’ts

From life

To death

Stand up and celebrate

Sing with joy and thanksgiving

And on the seventh day God rested

And it was good.