In vain

After Exodus 20:7 and Matthew 7:15-23 

Better to not say

his name, than

to take his name

in vain. To take 

his name in vain

imputes guilt

by default.

 

Who takes his name

in vain? Consider

false prophets, acting

as sheep but behaving

as ravenous wolves, 

trees bearing poisonous

fruits, worth only

to be cut down and

burned. The wolves

arrive at heaven’s gate,

demanding entrance,

wolves not recognized,

wolves never known.

 

Photograph by Cajin Clement via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

The Humanity of Hospitality – Carl Trueman at First Things Magazine.

 

Freedom of Conscience in a Culture of Death – Matthew Hosier at Think Theology.

 

A Sonnet for St. Luke’s Day – Malcolm Guite.

 

A digital pilgrimage for Edwardtide – Westminster Abbey.