The ready bars of the gates
to my heart,
shut, lock and even
barricade quickly against those who
I sense have chosen like
villains
to use their
horrible strength to do
harm to the very best of my intentions.
In truth it is not them at
all,
but the forest
of pride standing
way too tall for its own well being
At the bottom of my heart,
waiting with
breathy intent to
block the light of love living there.
It is Jesus deep inside
who waits to
be called on
to resist every such impulse,
To help us to extend only
goodwill toward
those who we
think seek to assail our ramparts.
Truth be told, our goal
must be to
lean on our Savior
to, like Him, make us unoffendable.
Proverbs 18:19
Matthew 18:15
*inspired
by the writing of Abigail
Dodds,
"Blessed
are the Unoffendable." |
