2022-02-05

John Seven Twenty Four

“Do not judge by appearances...”

Let not popularity or power beguile you 
Do not look at self promotion or propaganda
Don’t be fooled by masks or makeup 
Or the sly salesmanship of snake oil sellers
Confusion is their strategy
False promises their bait
For they whisper what you want to hear in one ear
While their fingers pick your pockets

“But judge with right judgment.”

There is a standard we stand or fall before
There is a justice to which we are accountable
There is a Love who wants the best for all her children
There is eternal Beauty, Truth, and Goodness
That calls us home
And our judgments must point in that direction
Or they will direct us to destruction 

(A Meditation on John 7:24) 

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