After I Peter 4:12-19
On the horizon
and in your face,
the trials will come,
so bear with grace.
The fires will test,
the trials will harm;
no need to fight,
no need to arm.
Reviled for his name,
suffering for belief,
the fire brings joy,
set aside your grief.
The judge is coming,
judgment draws near;
you’re godly, not godless,
with nothing to fear.
Photograph by Jan Tinneberg via Unsplash. Used with permission.
Some Friday Readings
Photo with Bald Heads – poem by Marjorie Maddox at Kingdom Poets (D.S. Martin).
Why I Complain – Samuel D. James at Digital Liturgies.
The Indispensable Inefficiency of Prayer – Seth Lewis.
A Sonnet for George Herbert – Malcolm Guite.
10 Things (about grief) That Are Different Than What I Expected – Kirsten at Faithful Paradox.
Spires of City Churches – Spitalfields Life.
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