Haiku for choosing
The tribes are gathered,
Joshua summons elders
and other leaders.
Before Abraham
your forebears served other gods;
I, your God, blessed him.
I made his offspring
many, led him through Caanan,
I gave him a son.
Therefore you must serve
the Lord; you must be faithful,
serve no foreign gods.
Choose whom you shall serve,
this day. I, and all my house,
we shall serve the Lord.
The people answered:
God has done great things for us,
we, too, will serve God.
Then put them away,
the foreign gods. If you don’t
God will consume you.
The people agree;
choosing to obey the Lord.
Covenant renewed.
© Ken Rookes 2023
