Sunday, March 24, 2013

I stood before my enemy



I stood before my enemy;
he struck me, stinging
my face. I turned
to the left to offer
my other cheek. He raised
his hand, and then
stopped. I saw the fear
in his eyes. He saw
the love in mine,
a reflected mercy.

      (From Luke 6:27-36)

Photograph by George Hodan via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.

4 comments:

Jerry said...

Teach us oh Lord.

HisFireFly said...

Brilliant Glynn!

Maureen said...

Lovely, Glynn.

Anonymous said...

salt of the earth...