After Genesis 39:6-12
She saw, she desired,
he evaded, he refused,
to maintain his commitment
to God, to honor his position
with his master, to be true
to his own integrity. It would
cost him his freedom.
It doesn’t have to be only
the temptation of adultery;
any desire will suffice.
We cannot maintain
self-control on our own,
it’s that simple and
simply that. If not dultery,
then food, or acquisitiveness,
or greed, or position,
or reputation, or anything
that is always there, ready
to be worshipped,
or self-worshipped.
Photograph by Jack Sharp via Unsplash. Used with permission.
Some Friday Readings
Discovery – poem by Toyohiko Kagawa at Kingdom Poets (D.S. Martin).
The Shepherd’s Voice – sermon by Mark Daniels.
Where Death Is No an Is – poem by Katie Manning at Rabbit Room Poetry.
At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing – Anthony Esolen at Word & Song.
St. Genevieve and 2,000 Sheep – poem by Megan Willome at Poetry for Life.
