Wages and gifts

After Romans 6:15-23

Slaves of sin

are paid a wage,

a wage whose

end is shame

and death.

Slaves of God

receive a gift,

a gift of life,

of life eternal.

A slave of God

is a slave

of righteousness,

the slavery of life.

The gift is free, 

no strings attached.

The gift is a choice,

freely made.

It is a strange thing

that this slavery 

leads to life. 

Photograph by Ravi Roshan via Unsplash, Used with permission.