"Lack Unity Of Life" [Fawcett #36] (Matt 17:20-26)

The Arab states have thrashed around,
But lack sufficient common ground
To unify to common end,
That separate wills might jointly bend –

Towards a common enterprise,
Which, like all wars which can arise,
Confused and messy tend to be –
Not Israel – we’ve come to see.

Six days it took – pre-emptive strike
To clear the slate and set things right;
A common purpose, people, task –
“To stay alive” is all they asked.

I’ve seen it other places too –
A “why” that’s strong helps what we do,
And partly in the enemy
Who backs off, faced with unity.

Thanks Lord for this.

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