Haiku of testing
Forty days and nights
in the wilderness, driven
by the wild Spirit.
A time of testing,
hunger and doubt. Who am I,
what am I to do?
The testing man comes
with his tempting offers: Turn
these stones into bread!
You can have it all;
the power and the glory.
Worship me; it’s yours!
Make a big display!
Throw yourself from this tower.
Angels will catch you!
No. I will not take
the easy road. Love’s pathway
is not without pain.
My course is from God;
I choose it, it chooses me;
and the suffering.
The tester departs.
leaves him alone with his thoughts.
At least, for a time.
© Ken Rookes 2022
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