Brother, I love you But brother you have no right You say your sin hurts only yourself But that is not what God's word says Scripture is our standard When one part suffers, the whole body suffers Your sin hurts you so you suffer But we all suffer because you suffer By definition, I suffer for your sin There is a collective strength Our choices affect the brotherhood I am called to bear your burdens To weep when you weep So when you choose to sin You are volunteering me for undue burden I have a right to rebuke you Even as a service to God It is love and life to us both Do not turn away from me Rather let us lean into righteousness together Let us bless one another Let us hold each other up Yoked together in holiness Then we are ready for the task We are soldiers! Would you have the unfit cover your back? Rather that we are trained, fed, and rested The righteous are bold as a Lion Let us be David, fearless before Goliath Not Israel at Ai The wicked flee when no one pursues Jonathan and squire at the stronghold Defeating a host of Philistines Gideon's few vanquishing innumerable foes We are God's men The land is promised to us But not if we hide forbidden booty The sin of Achin: a little leaven Brother, help me I yearn for milk and honey Stephen Pursell, 9/04 |  |
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