The hardening

After Hebrews 3: 1-19 

The deceit, the lies,

the untruthfulness

harden as they

happen. They grow

within us, causing

us to turn our heads,

look away, avoid

all mirrors, fell

our hearts harden

and die. We are

expert at deceiving

ourselves; we are

professionals skilled

at hardening our hearts.

But remember that original

confidence, that assurance.

It softens; it lasts.

Hold on to it.

 

Photograph by Jan Canty via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

“Frost at Midnight” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.

 

God Never Needs Updating – Sylvia Schroeder at When the House is Quiet.

 

Saint Patrick: A Sonnet – Malcolm Guite.