The Word Became Flesh

 

 

As words go

Here is simplicity

But as to the enormity

Here is immeasurable profundity.

 

The Word became flesh:

What does it mean?

I will share the little bit

That I have gleaned.

 

Not much I assure you;

Just a little grasp

For as to a full understanding

That’s an impossible task.

 

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God,

Already as you can see

This is tall.

 

God and the beginning

Are not synonymous

But re all that came into being

There is purpose.

 

 

Without God

There is nothing

But with God

There is everything.

 

In the beginning

Was the Word,

Not another beginning-

Don’t be absurd.

 

Just one beginning

As in Genesis 1:1;

The same being reflected

By the apostle John.

 

The Word was God

So stated John 1:1

Suggesting to the reader

These two were One.

 

As to the words

There is understanding

But as to the profundity

It is baffling.

 

Moses: witness #1

John: witness # 2:

Both holding vantage points

That gave a clear view.

 

Moses

And the Old Covenant;

John

In the New Covenant.

 

In the Old

Christ was concealed,

In the New

Christ was revealed.

 

From the beginning

The Word was with God

But understand this, my friend,

This is not all.

 

Here it is:

The absolute rest!

The Word dwelt among us

In the form of flesh.

 

Herein is purpose

As mentioned before,

As the eternal God in the flesh,

The Word is the Door.

 

I am the door

Says the living Word,

It is situated at John 10 verse 9

In God’s Holy Word.

 

 

The Word became flesh

And dwelt among us

As the incarnate Son of the Father

And his name was Jesus.

 

His name is Jesus

Saviour of the world

Meaning: to every single soul

That believe on his Word.

 

God in Christ Jesus

Reconciling the world,

Revealed in His incarnate Son

Spoken of in His Word.

 

Denied by the Gnostics:

Nothing good in the flesh!

For them, Jesus the Christ

Was not real, more or less.

 

Antichrists they were

Regarding their lack of belief,

The fact that Jesus was in the flesh

Brought them no relief.

 

 

The Word becoming flesh

Was to their detriment

Thus, on account of their belief,

They could not repent.

 

Salvation and thus,

The redemption of man,

Is secured on one’s saving faith

In God’s redemptive plan.

 

He shall be called Emmanuel

Meaning God with us,

That one who came in the flesh

Is our Saviour Jesus.

 

It is a minimal grasp

Re what I have tried

But by faith in what I understand

Jesus I won’t deny.

 

Acts 20:28

 

God purchased the church

With his own blood,

The Son is essentially God and thus,

Only he could.

 

Through his blood

We are saved from sin,

He, therefore, is the only door

By which we enter in.

 

2Corinthians 5:19

 

To wit,

That God was in Christ,

Reconciling the world unto himself,

Not imputing their trespasses unto them;

And hath committed unto us

The word of reconciliation.

 

 

 

John 1:14

 

And the Word was made flesh,

And dwelt among us,

(And we beheld his glory,

The glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)

Full of grace and truth.  

 

Stewart Russell © November 15, 2024

 

The X that Passes

  

 

Teacher failed me

But she gave you a pass,

Maybe she favours you above all

That are in her class.

 

The X that passes

Does not indicate fail,

But rather, it is symbolical of one

That has availed.

 

Checking the boxes

Is indicated with a tick,

However, there is just one time

When we get trick.

 

 

 

In the silly season

Or general election time

The X captures our attention

With X on our mind.

 

Wrong becomes right

And the X replaces a tick

And yes, this is that very occasion

When are tricked. 

 

Promises are made

As usual to do better

And we pass unfaithful servants

Becoming their debtors.

 

 

 

Masters rather briefly

Then become the slaves

While those we passed with an X

Behave like knaves.

 

How I hated an X

When I was at school

And now those receiving my X

Take me for a fool.

 

They’re out canvassing

To fool me again

But I know all they are about

Is causing me pain.

 

 

 

Taking my X for a pass

And doing as they like

Because we are the real morons

And they are bright.

 

Electorate or illiterate

I leave you to choose

But when an X becomes a pass

We invariably lose.

 

Stewart Russell © February 3, 2026

 

They Don’t Care

  

 

They don’t care

Hence, the growing apathy,

Government after government

Regardless of party.

 

They don’t care

Hence, the colossal waste,

HOPE, a project of hopelessness:

What a disgrace!

 

An Auditor General

Without any teeth,

Year after year his candid report

Ignored by the chief.

 

Made light of

Like the Czar in COVID-19,

Who we almost did not recognize

Had left the scene.

 

One day he was

The next day he was not

And not a single explanation

Had we got.

 

 

 

They don’t care

When we complain

And the excuses they give to us

Are rather lame.

 

They can’t cut VAT

But they will raise salaries

So, the merchants can raise prices

And cause more misery.

 

Guns are increasing

And so too, homicides

But they do not care, I tell you,

Whatever betide.

 

Promises, promises!

Sounds like they care?

Just remember who governed

These seven years.

 

Seven and a half

And two slaps in the face

By calling two snap elections:

What a disgrace!

 

 

 

That they don’t care

Is exceeding clear to see,

I pray they won’t be another 30-0,

Lord, let it not be.

 

They just don’t care

After a year or so

And severe misery and neglect

Is all we can show.

 

Stewart Russell © February 3, 2026

 

We Seeing Red

  

 

We seeing red

In more ways than one,

In one way it looks like the BLP

Already won.

 

In another

It is the cost of living

Determined by the harsh policies

By who’s presiding.

 

We seeing red

The BLP still on the up

But the blood of valuable youth

Clotting in muck.

 

 

 

‘Tis in the street

For everyone to see,

A lot of shooting and stabbing,

As in a spree.

 

We seeing red

As in the BLP posters

Making all opposing candidates

Look like jokers.

 

 

 

Red and Ready

Is their rallying cry,

Grant Mia Mottley a third term

Lest we die.

 

We seeing red

It could be the sunset

Or it could be billions of dollars

As in our debt.

 

It could be the GDP

With the country in red

And for the majority of us all

Things real dread.

 

 

 

It could also be

The BLP’s supersonic rise

As they achieve millionaire status

In smart disguise.

 

We seeing red

Blood vessels bursting,

On account of migraine headaches,

And Mia trusting.

 

We seeing red

Because we are afraid

That nobody other than Aunty Mia

Can access aid.

 

 

 

So, bear in mind

Should she be returned

The red we see might be our Bim

Crash and burn.

 

We seeing red

In more ways than one,

Is it time to change red to blue

As in Thorne?

 

 

Republic is red

Independence is blue,

I would wish to know the answer;

Won’t you too?

 

Stewart Russell © January 31, 2026

 

Mia’s Elixir

  

 

 

None bestrides Barbados

Like PM Mia Mottley,

She appears in absolute control

Of the BLP party.

 

Any that oppose

Is likely to be disposed

And after the nine-day wonder

The matter is closed.

 

The Owen Arthur group

Appears loudly silent

With a silence so acutely deafening

They have lost intent.

 

It might be recessive

But dare not show its face,

Prime minister Mia Amor Mottley

Bestrides this place.

 

She can do no wrong

Even when she does wrong,

To her cultic following it’s a perception

Of the never-belong.

 

 

 

“They are not of us

Though they long to be

To share in the ongoing benevolence

Of PM Mia Mottley."

 

To drink of the elixir

That pours forth from her,

Being the greatest Prime Minister

In the universe.

 

Drunken they’ve become

In merriment and song,

Not only bemused but besotted

All the day long.

 

To whom can they turn

When none other compare?

That she is the greatest of all time

Should be very clear.

 

Mia’s unique elixir

Is the best cure for all

And it is in demand not only here

But also, abroad.

 

 

 

Now on the Forbes’ list

Of the world’s greatest females,

She climbs the international ladder

Without fail.

 

Position at number 99

The world is drinking too

Of Barbados’ Prime Minister’s elixir:

Her special brew.

 

How else could she do

All the things she has done

And still maintain her total control

On the hearts she won?

 

 

 

It has to be her elixir

They’ve been drinking from

Rendering them incapable of reason:

In fact, brain numb.

 

None bestrides Barbados

Like PM Mia Mottley,

She appears in absolute control

Of this country.

 

Stewart Russell © January 29, 2026

 

How Should a Christian Vote?

 

 

From should a Christian vote

To how should a Christian vote,

Is a matter occupying our attention:

A matter of important note.

 

Thus, we put behind us

The question regarding the should

And thus, we shall focus on the how,

Assuming that he or she would.

 

So, what are the parameters

That should control the how?

From the debate among Christians

We will deal with this now.

 

The more pious Christian believers

Would posit that we must pray,

Pray that God would open our eyes

And show us the way.

 

For whom we should vote

Since God knows everyone’s heart

And He knows the ending of a matter

From the very start.

 

From this emerges a perception

Regarding how we hear God,

Do we hear Him like Noah and Abraham

When they answered His call?

 

 

One: to build a huge boat

Since there was going to be a flood;

The other: to forsake his native land

And even leave his blood.

 

 

 

So much was up in the air

That neither of these patriarchs knew,

That they would have to be very sure

God was telling them what to do.

 

It could not have been a dream

Or some trumped up vision

As is the case of modern-day prophets

Before making a big decision.

 

No, there was a certainty

That they were hearing from God

And there was no doubt, whatsoever,

The reason they were called.

 

In the recent Presidential election

There were prophets in both camps

Hence the predicament of the Christian

Regarding a particular slant.

 

 

Then there is the “lesser evil”-

Another “how”, I have heard advanced:

If Christians vote for the lesser evil

They’d have a better chance.

 

Herein is another perception

Especially where there is cover-up

And given the propaganda machinery

You’d need more than luck.

 

Plus, is it the will of God

That Christians should vote for evil?

Does our God promote comparative evil

For His born-again people?

 

A resounding negative

Must be the Christian’s response

When in particular, by other Christians,

This nonsense is advanced.

 

Such must not be a criterion

By which a Christian cast a vote

But a thorough analysis of the candidates

Is of critical note.

 

What has been their practice

Not just what they enunciate

And how has the most vulnerable advanced

Re the policies they initiate.

 

How God-aligned have they been

Re their party’s governance

And in recognition of God’s template,

How is their moral conscience?

 

Let the Christian voter beware

Casting a vote is rather involved

And is a responsibility and accountability

That cannot be lightly absolved.

 

Vote conscience rather than emotion

Vote godliness above ambition,

Vote populace instead of person

And let God shape your decision.

 

At the end of the day

Christians will still vote differently

But they would have carried out their duty

To vote responsibly.

 

Stewart Russell © November 8, 2024

 

I’m Highly Curious

  

 

 

I am highly curious

Of the PM’s moves,

How this snap election thing

Is become her groove.

 

What, pray tell,

Is her reason for such?

I really wish she would come out

And tell us as much.

 

Be transparent Mam,

As you did promise,

Why are these snap elections

So high on your list?

 

Is five years too much

To handle at a time

Or is getting a fresh mandate

Niggling at your mind?

 

 

 

Atherley then Ralphie,

Forming an Opposition

And putting a blot on the outcome

Of the elections.

 

 

 

Are rumblings within

Your well-oiled machine?

Are senior members of the party

Causing you to scream?

 

Tell us Madam PM

What is upsetting you

And causing you to end the term

Before you are through.

 

Constitution incomplete

Promised in twenty-two,

But a general election imminent

Announced by you.

 

A snap general election

A year before it is due,

I tell you Madam PM, I am curious

And others are too.

 

If you do this again

Fifteen years would be eleven:

Three and a half twice plus four

Creates a problem.

 

Three terms of eleven years

Rather than fifteen,

I would feel rather short-changed

If you see what I mean.

 

 

 

So, Madam PM

What is this all about?

Are you just calling snap elections

Because you have the clout?

 

Or was it, I ask you,

To assuredly settle a score

By removing a thorn in your flesh

That makes you sore?

 

Did you run out steam

And preferred a fresh start

Or did you want to show the wannabees

They are not smart?

 

 

 

Would you be disposed

To do like the USA

And have a fixed date for elections

And proceed in this way?

 

Highly curious

Madam Prime Minister,

Please answer me truthfully

And do not defer.

 

Stewart Russell © January 24, 2026