Monday, August 4, 2025

By faith

Haiku responding to

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16


Faith: the assurance

of things hoped for, conviction

of the things not seen.


By faith God's purpose

is made real; the unseen things

are made visible.


Abraham had faith;

when God called, he headed off

towards the unknown.


Trusting God's promise,

Abraham pressed on towards

God's builded city.


In the promised land,

living in tents, they trusted

God's promise would hold.


By faith, the ageing

pair conceived. A son was born,

succession secured.


Numbered as the stars

and seaside sand, Abraham

and Sarah's offspring.


These all died before

the promises were fulfilled;

watched from a distance.


They did not look back,

but faithfully reached towards

God's promised future.


© Ken Rookes 2025

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