Poem October 13, 1986 Issue

"Mark the perfect man"

Joseph Yellis

It was a he-said, she-said, you-said,
no-win, dissension-ridden family affair.
Did it need another mortal opinion, or
should I retreat into calm communion with God?

I closed my door to pray and,
listening, heard only His voice, saying—
"Mark the perfect man,
and behold the upright:
for the end of that man is peace." Psalms 37:37 .

There was healing for all to see,
and I knew it started with God and me.

Joseph Yellis

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