The unexpected

After I Samuel 16:1-13 

The choice is made,

the anointed is chosen,

and one by one

the sons pass by.

This one, surely, he

thinks. Of course, it

most be this one. No?

Then it must be

this other one. One

by one, seven sons

pass by. One by one,

sevens sons are

rejected. Do you have

any others, he asks.

Only the youngest,

the one in the hills

tending the sheep.

The boy is summoned;

the boy is chosen and

anointed. The prophet 

shakes his head: 

the ways of the Lord

are not the ways

of man.

 

Photograph by Pawan Sharma via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings – David Mathis at Desiring God.

 

12 Phrases Shakespeare Coined That We Still Use Today – Inspiring Quotes.