David A. Welch
The shock of it
tested my human will
years before my Hour
came
Father
it is a small thing
compared to the immolation
you formed my patience for
and for which my Heart
burns
Grief
and mercy abound
as I contemplate a sinner
dashing his foot upon a
stone and cursing
me
Unfortunately the Psalm passage quoted by the devil when tempting Christ came to mind: “[H]e hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.” Matthew 4:6