Jesus's i-Phone

If Jesus had an i-phone,

it would --   Morse-code-like  --

feverishly blink with the urgent needs

of strangers,

the blind woman’s fumbling, mistake-laden pleas,

the deaf teenager’s silent screams on the small screen,

desperate fathers’ virtual prayers,

full of exclamation points,

begging that their daughters would not! die.

If Jesus had an i-phone,

he would know when to use it.

More importantly,

he would know

when to put it down

on the rocky Judean soil

as he'd kneel in silent prayer,

asking his Father for the strength

a god needs on earth.