Not a punishment, not in so many words
that wasn’t what Gabriel had in mind,
not in this case, unbelief was the problem
silence was the remedy.
Think of the change in a life of speaking
of preaching, of counsel, of verbal service
now having to listen, to think, to write
everything down, to say in writing
what was verbalized before; but not punishment,
not disability, this was a gift, a grafting
of gifts together, providing grace
for insight, for reflection, for listening
for deeper meanings, messages
preparing him to speak in wondrous ways,
to speak a prophecy of saving
for the whole people
made more profound
by his silence
December 10, 2006 14:15
Luke 1:5-23 and 1:57-79
(Raymond A. Foss)
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