The rebuke

After 2 Samuel 12:1-25 

He leaps from story

to outrage without

missing a bear, the sin

so obvious, the wrong

done so clear.

 

The teller then says

it is a story about you;

you are the one who

lusted, and stole, and

murdered.

 

You saw the lamb

you didn’t own;

you were already

where you weren’t

supposed to be.

 

You stole it, used it,

and then lied, trying

to cover it up, even

to kill the innocent

in your sin and madness.

 

Photograph by Artyom Kabajev via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

The Courage in Encouragement – Trevis Wax at The Gospel Coalition.

 

Exposing Adultery to the Light – Kyle Borg at Gentle Reformation.

 

Long Live Within Our Hearts – Cody Ilardo at Power & Glory.

 

Against the Algorithm: In Praise of the Parish – Michael Jensen at Lost Arts.