October 23–29 ❘ Onesimus

Onesimus

I don’t owe you anything beyond
what siblings owe each other,

so I return to you,
free, unashamed.

Christ has paid our debts
and secured us as equals,

children in an eternal family
full of quirks and griefs,

but also of love, faith,
and powerful good sense.

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