The Gospel according to Hosea:
God's love wounds
God's love can be wounded
God's love, wounded, heals the wounding
The Gospel according to Joel:
Dream, children! Dream, slaves!
There's nothing now to fear!
When God throws the party
the first serve the best wines
to the last
The Gospel according to Amos:
Some truths only nobodies know
like God prefers bent sticks to fine lines
and Justice is worship dead to rights
The Gospel according to Obadiah:
Because of your pride, I bring you down
In my humility, I go down with you
There, we are sanctuary for others
The Gospel according to Jonah:
The word of judgment is nothing but the word of mercy
taking the long way home
The Gospel according to Micah:
The story of salvation: God leaves home
alone in the dark,
limping just like his father
The Gospel according to Nahum:
Bloody ones, your cruelties are endless
so I myself will be your end—I'll make your grave
my own
The Gospel according to Habakkuk:
The only praise God wants to hear
comes after nervy protest
and the unnerving silence that follows
The Gospel according to Zephaniah:
You say I'm a do-nothing God, but my day's coming
I'll act and when I'm done there'll be nothing left—
but jubilee
The Gospel according to Haggai:
The poor are God's signet ring
Only those with nothing left to lose can dare believe
how good our future yet may be
The Gospel according to Zechariah:
What do I see? A city without walls or sentries
A table set for all God's giddy friends
Faces bright with joy
The Gospel according to Malachi:
Our curse: we cannot tell how we wound God and neighbor
But the curse is cursed! God, as neighbor, heals
Zephaniah, for sure. Not enough air time, there.
Beautiful thoughts. Would you explain what does it means what you wrote in the Micah part? The story of salvation: God leaves home
alone in the dark, limping just like his father What do you mean by "limping just like his father"? Is it a reference to Jacob?
Stunning. I’m particularly in awe of Joel. “Those who go arrive first serve the best wine to the last”
Awesome!
Wow! What a unique and encouraging summation of each book! Thank you. I need to read the minor prophets again.