May 4–10 ❘ Leprosy
Leprosy
Like Miriam, you have followed
one wayward thought to another,
then wrong act to act,
till you are riddled through,
buried in a blizzard beyond
your ability to escape.
Like Aaron, I am a foolish guide
called to guard you safely home
but was blind to your straying
till too late. Now, I beseech mercy
at the seat of Him who holds
all power to heal.
What takes time to lose,
takes time to find.
I will not move camp even after
seven times seventy days.
I will wait at desert’s edge
till God brings you in again
clean.
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