Promise

After 2 Samuel 7:1-16

No ifs, no conditions,

no contractual clauses

to ensure a quid pro quo;

instead, a promise,

a promise made and kept.

And a reminder of origins,

a signpost of where one comes

from and the distance traveled

to where one is now.

And more.

An affirmation of what will be,

a kingdom, a forever place,

and relationship of father

and child, a child through whom 

a kingdom lasts forever.

Photograph by delfi de la Rua via Unsplash. Used with permission.