Lead us not

After Matthew 6:13

It is there, a scarlet mist

or fog, sticking to our skins

or it feels like sticking,

surrounding and guiding us

to falter in the face

of difficulty, to rely upon

what we usually do,

to trip drunkenly into

business as usual, making 

ourselves little gods,

little idols. Lead us not

there; lead us to the rock,

the cleft in the rock,

the safe place,

the hiding place,

protected.

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