Thursday, October 8, 2009

.........................THE MINEFIELD.........................

I see a child wandering in a minefield.
The mines are destructive; people get hurt when they blow up.
The child is disobedient.
Warnings were given, barriers were placed, but the child is being enticed.
There is something attracting the child into the minefield.

I see an enemy enticing the child further into the minefield.
The enemy is a liar; people get hurt when they believe him.
The enemy is beautiful.
Colours and shapes, music and sounds, drama and oratory,
Games and sport, recreation and hobbies, work and success, knowledge and literature;
The enemy uses something in all of these to lure his prey away.

I see the minefield looking innocent.
The surface shows no sign of the assassins beneath the soil.
The mines are cleverly designed.
This is not the territory for an unsuspecting child to stray or be led into;
This is not the place for childhood play.

I do not see wisdom here.
The clever mines, the beautiful enemy, the errant child;
The minefield waits to take advantage of an absence, a lack, a deficit.

I see a failure that allows too much freedom.
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12-08-05

Scriptural Inspiration:

Rom.6:15; 1 Tim.4:1; 2 Pet.2:1,2,3.

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