Originally published 05-07-19
This poem was inspired by the Come Follow Me for this last week. I loved the line in Luke 13:16, where Christ describes healing a woman on the Sabbath as “loosed from this bond.” I like the imagery, and I wrote this poem in response.
Break All Bonds
When an ox
falls in a hole
would you not each
rescue her?
Do you not—
even on the Sabbath—
lead your sheep
to be watered?
A daughter of Abraham,
too, can be loosed
from her bonds
on God’s day.
He who breaks all bonds
comes now to you:
will you let Him free you
today?
