The Lovers and The Haters

The Lovers and The Haters

Joel Howard

Is this not the scene

What's on display?

Those who follow

And those who hate The Way?

Jesus, seated in the room

Lazarus, from the empty tomb

Mary, breaks open

Her bottle of sweet perfume

Expensive Worship

vs. Hateful Phrase:

"How could she?"

How could we?

They scoff, they say

Jesus knows it is well spent

Looks down at the woman bent

Looks up to Judas, says

"Proper allocation, my friend"

Jesus loves Judas

All the way 'til

Judas' kiss of compromise

Chooses his own will

Commands them to leave

The sinner alone

Mary, who bows

Before the throne

Dusty now, throne still

Humble human

Holy Heaven

"Watch out for this leaven"

The judgmental do-nothings

The always-say-somethings

"Watch out for the dogs"

The Haters, the empty

Who scrape and grasp

Who willow and whine

At Sons and at Daughters

At "These Friends of Mine"

"Be still, child"

I hear You say

"Don't follow them

Come, come My Way"

What is that

What is that to you?

When you have love to give

Give it, girl

The Haters do something

The Lovers wait

And pour love on the Lord

The Haters roar

The Lovers pour

Loving all whom they see

I love all that I see

Love because of Love in me

Love because of Christ in me