A Danish man tells that his first love
was a finnish cleaning lady with a knife in her purse
at a hotel in Helsingør 1974
I take a mouthful of steaming coffee and nod listening
translating his accent into swedish
palm trees outside wallow in the wind
blue stained glass surrounds us
and bouquets of white lilies
beneath the portrait of the princess
(A Palestinian liberation theology)
God is a Palestinian man
On the town square in Nablus
Selling oranges and olive oil
To feed the family
Truth is a man from Nazareth
In him the Godhead dwells in full
This is a mystery and a shock
This is objective truth
God reigns the sea of Galilee
God is as a fisher at your door
Salvation is a free gift of grace
By faith you receive your life jacket
We live outside of Eden
Stuck in the gutter of sin
All of our friends are already dead
Without Christ we would grow old alone
I am a Palestinian man
God dwells in me
I have received salvation by grace
I am lonely but never alone
Jesus är kärlek
vi är allt ont i världen
vår rättfärdighet är som smutsiga trasor
vår fattigdom bister som änkesorg
träkorset hänger över frukostbordet
som vi hängde på NA-möten
innan hälften av oss dog
och resten la rosor på gravar
min fru väntar mitt andra barn
Herren upprättar och välsignar
jag stjäl inte länge någonting
förutom lånad tid
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