After Hebrews 8:1-13
The new promises are three,
the promises to the people.
First is the reconciliation
of all the old enemies,
bound into one family.
Second is the enabling,
the strength to do what
we cannot do on our own,
to be what we cannot be
on our own. It is written
on our hearts, into the fiber
of our beings, our hearts
of stone turned into
hearts of flesh.
Third is the mercy,
the mercy offered
toward sins, toward
iniquities, that great
and terrible mercy
shown and lived
that day. The sins
are remembered
no more, the imperfect
sacrifices ended
by the perfect one.
Photograph by Farrinni via Unsplash. Used with permission.
Some Friday Readings
Enchanting Axioms: The Snake Oil in the Water We Drink – Harry Zeiders at Front Porch Republic.
A Curious Mind – Seth Lewis.
Commandments and Strategies – Andrew Klavan at The New Jerusalem.
Herman the Cripple – poem by Margaret Coats at The Society of Classical Poets.
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