PAD 13-1 persona

Rhoda

(Acts 12)

I had worked for them honestly.

I’d never been lazy.

There they were all staring at me

and said I’d gone crazy.

I answered a knock at the door

and I heard Peter’s voice.

There was no question in my mind,

but I made a dumb choice.

I left poor Peter standing there,

excited that he came.

I went and told them the great news.

They gasped at Peter’s name.

King Herod’s soldiers had killed James

and then took Peter, too.

We were afraid that he’d be dead

before the night was through.

So we all met at Mary’s house.

Were on our knees in prayer.

And that is when I heard him knock

then left him standing there.

They thought I was stark raving mad.

“It’s him!” I insisted.

He kept on knocking until they

no longer resisted.

They went to the outer entrance

and let dear Peter in.

“An angel came and rescued me,”

he told them with a grin.

All of their mouths fell open as

he stood before their eyes.

We prayed for him the whole night long,

so why were they surprised?