The Beauty of Temptation

The beauty of temptation

                           

Lord Jesus help me

Help me in my weakness

To cling more tightly to you

And if my nails dig in

And cause your hands to bleed

It is because there is so much

So much that dazzles and draws

And tries to pull me

From you the Being and Source

Of all true beauty.

But if my heart were purer

And didn’t see the beauty in these things

The temptation would not be so fierce

Lord Jesus help me,

     

                               Wilf Jan 2011-01-11