
Haiku Lessons from Lot's Wife
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Lessons
I learned from
Lot's wife
These Haiku explore the potential of Lot's wife mourning her most precious treasure - her children. None of this is rooted in fact, it was just an exercise for me to gain further insights and deepen my personal commitment to looking forward in the midst of trial.
Janneke
1. Her children (?) she grieved
Unable to bare the pain
She turned to look back
2. A pillar of salt
In consequence of weakness
Mortalities end.
3. Some claim her worldly
Do they know not grief, heart break?
Turmoil and darkness?
4. The elements raged
Her elements raged within
What fear made her turn?
5. An instant poor choice,
And we none have refrained from.
Swift came the promise.
6. The Lord is faithful
His word does He verify.
Lots wife became salt.
7. What is salts promise?
A type, of preservation.
Life is Eternal.
8. What is my lesson?
Lots nameless wife's legacy.
Grief is not an end.
9. Grief is a passage
God always keeps His promise.
Press forward though sad.
10. A pillar of salt.
Choice and promise symbolised.
Rise above sadness.
11. Look forward to Christ
For what else when storms arise
Will help us prevail?
12. So understand now
The pain from loss of a child
To want what is gone
...
13. It is not enough
To be just a good person
God requires more.
14. If Malach God sends
The message must be obeyed
Safety was promised.
15. Perhaps it was hard
Faith in Christ, not so easy
When giving up much.
16. What were her treasures?
City living? Comforts? Gold?
Ridiculous. No!
17. Her children? daughters?
Husbands, disbelieved Lots call?
Daughters suffering?
18. Suffering Daughters?
Those treasures consumed her thoughts?
How could she leave them?
19. Looking. Her mistake.
Not knowing Christ could receive
Her daughters (?) spirits.
20. That Christ God is King
Though not then earth descended
Promise Eternal.
21. Her faith overcome
So God took her home to him
Salt pillar in place
22. Salt pillar body
Her witness left near Zoar
God keeps His promise
23. Salt was precious then
Lots wife was precious to God
Is life just mortal?
24. No! life goes beyond
Physical Tabernacle.
Spirit reunions!
25. Spirit reunions!
Unveiled, truths returning.
Christ's love and mercy.
26. Her legacy left
Precious salt, precious daughter
Yes, still Gods daughter.
27. So learned from Lots wife
Eternal truth realised
Sorrow is fleeting.
28. Joys comes in the morn
Christ who has suffered our pain
Christ who overcame!
29. Life is Eternal
Don't let grief over come you
Look forward though pained.
30. Hindsight is easy
Heart broken journeys, not so.
Treasures left, cause pain.
31. Christ in His mercy
Jehovah, her God took her
But left here fam'ly.
32. Sorrows can o'er come.
Sorrows can be overcome.
Take counsel, God hears!
33. Pray in your sorrow.
Know you are precious to Him.
Work through your losses.
34. In Mortality
Others have need of our help,
Children need teaching.
35. Generations gone.
Generations continue.
Learn truth, then teach them.
36. Whats gone, in truth hurts
But what comes without teaching
May hurt so much more.
37. Acknowledge the pain
But look forward and teach them
Become their Malach.
39. To women is given
The errand to teach, bless and serve
Sorrow can't stop it.
40. Christ can stop sorrow
Know him, love him, live his way.
Christ keeps His promise.
41. Suffering will end
Families are eternal
We are His children.
42. Does He not want us?
Did he not suffer for us?
To bring us to Him?
43. Be then forever
Preserved unto His goodness
His mercy reigneth.
44. Mistakes, Forsake them.
Pains give them to Him. Keep on.
Eternal, not salt.
45. Her Pillar reminds
To press forward through the pain
Life is eternal.