A remnant

After 1 Samuel 24

A small piece of cloth

a remnant, a tiny piece

that will not matter

to the whole

a tiny piece cut

in a place of hiding

in a place of refuge

and last resort

The whole robe was at risk

yet only a small piece taken

as a sign

as a promise

as the hope for reconciliation.

Photograph by Kevin Phillips via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.

Touching the robe

After 1 Samuel 24

I touch the robe

I cut a small piece

my knife sharp and poised

in the shadows,

capable of more

far more

yet I stop with only

the small piece of cloth

to demonstrate both

the possibility

and the obedience.

Photograph by Maliz Ong via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.

A small piece of cloth

After 1 Samuel 24

A small piece of cloth

cut from the larger

a secret slice serving

as a forbearance,

to avoid doing

that which is possible

but that which is wrong,

a sign, a conviction

to submit to authority

to honor its source.

To have the power

and not use it

because of honor

because of obedience

is also called faith.

Photograph by Lode Van de Velde via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.