After Acts 6:1-7
They are chosen almost
by acclamation, their character
and behavior known and
admired. Reputation is
the decisive factor, the men
chosen to serve the body,
officers of daily distribution
to the needy, chosen to calm
a complaint of partiality.
Seven chosen, seven names
noted, seven names remembered
through all time. Seven chosen,
two explained – one a martyr,
one an evangelist. One dies
for speaking truth. The other
flees to Samaria, confronts
a sorcerer, teaches an Ethiopian,
preaches in Philistia and Caesarea,
One named Stephen.
One named Philip.
Photograph by Will Kell via Unsplash. Used with permission.
Amen, Glynn! Yes, these two will ever be remembered.
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