After 2 Samuel 7:1-18
The desire to build
a house for me is
a noble one, coming
from your heart, the heart
after my own. But it is
not yet time to build
my house, and when it is,
you will not build it.
Instead, I will build
a house for you, a house
that you will live in
forever. Your desire
to build a house for me
will be fulfilled, but
by your son, your own son,
and I will establish
his kingdom forever.
For now, I will build,
not you but me.
Photograph by Syed Ali via Unsplash Used with permission.
Some Friday Readings
The Tune of Things: Is consciousness God? – Christian Wiman at Harper’s Magazine.
“First Sunday,” poem by Sally Thomas – D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.
“The King Shall Come When the Morning Daws,” hymn by John Brownlie – Anthny Esolen at Word & Song.
“Annunciation,” poem by John Donne – Malcolm Guite.
Thanks in Advance – poem by Seth Lewis.
The Bible Is on Trial in Europe – Kara Kennedy at The Free Press.
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