A Poem dedicated to Rev. Fr. Matthew Attah!
ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ’ꜱ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ,
ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛꜱ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ;
ᴡᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴄʟᴀꜱᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱʜɪᴘ,
ᴡᴇ ꜱᴇᴇᴋ ɪᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛᴀꜱᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪғᴇ’ꜱ ᴡᴏᴇꜱ.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱɪɴғᴜʟ,
ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇꜱᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ.
ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴜꜱ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴀɴɢᴇʟꜱ
ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴇꜱᴛ.
ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟᴛᴀʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴀʏ ᴡᴇ ʙᴇʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ,
ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ
ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇǫᴜᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ
ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ.
ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛɪʟʟɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏғ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ
ᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ,
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴛꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ғɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ
ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴇꜱᴛ.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀ
ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴏғ ꜱʜᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪɴ
‘ᴛɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴇꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʙꜱᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴜꜱ.
ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.
ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʟɪғᴇ’ꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ
ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴜꜱ ᴀ ғᴇᴀꜱᴛ
ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇ ᴜꜱ,
ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴇꜱᴛ.
ɢᴏᴅ ʙʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴏʟʏ,
ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏꜱᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜱꜱ,
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ꜱɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴅᴏ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ
ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴇꜱꜱ
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴡꜱ ᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ʟɪᴅꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ,
ᴍᴀʏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ
ʙʏ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇᴅ ᴏ’ᴇʀ ᴜꜱ ɪɴ ʙʟᴇꜱꜱɪɴɢ
ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴇꜱᴛ.
ɴɪɴᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ’ꜱ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ..ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴀʏ ɢᴏᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɴᴇᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴᴏɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴠɪɴᴇʏᴀʀᴅ
ʙöɴ ᴀɴɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴀɪʀᴇ ʀᴇᴠ. ғʀ. ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ ᴏᴋᴘᴀɴᴀᴄʜɪ ᴀᴛᴛᴀʜ!
P.S – Rev. Fr. Matthew Attah is one of the Associate Priests of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church Baruwa
A Great Teacher, Preacher and Intepreter of the Bible!!