A MAN CALLED LUKE

A MAN CALLED LUKE He is The only Gentile writer Among the 72 books of the Bible He was A Greek physician by trade A disciple of Saint Paul And his books include The Gospel of Saint Luke And the Acts of the Apostles The Gospel of Saint Luke was once called “The loveliest book in the world” Or/and “The most beautiful book ever written” Luke’s Gospel is considered the Gospel of women Because of Jesus’ passion to the women of Jerusalem Because of its emphasis On Mary---the birth of Jesus--- Her visit to her cousin Elizabeth Mary’s prayer of glorification to the Lord And her acceptance of God’s mission From the angel without hesitation “I am the Lord’s servant,” Said Mary to the angel “Let it be done to me according to your word” Luke knew That then, as now, We don’t understand this notion Of God’s unconditional love For us We just don’t understand The heart of God So Luke Gives us an historical account of Jesus’ life He teaches us About Jesus’ humanity He teaches us about Jesus’ public ministry Through his perfect compassion and forgiveness Through stories like The Good Samaritan, The Lost ( “Prodigal ) Son And the rich man and Lazarus Jesus understands our weakness So says Luke Jesus understands our temptations and our trials So says Luke He came to save both Jew and Gentile So says our Saint Luke He came for both the outcasts and the accepted He came To save both the poor and the rich He came for Both men and women He came for The free and the oppressed He came for Each and every one of us So says A man called Luke In “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK EVER WRITTEN” Go ahead and read The book written by a physician and a gentile A book written by A MAN CALLED LUKE Robert P. Wallman 4-30-11 10-18-14 10-19-15 10-18-16