THE ARK AND HOUSEHOLDS

No longer exiled in a foreign land

The Ark next suffered decades of neglect;

Abinadab could give the Ark room and

Still fail to teach his family respect.

But Obed‑Edom gave it its true place

So that one came to David to attest

The evidence of God's unfailing grace ‑

That through the Ark his household had been blessed.

The Pharisee invited Jesus in

But failed to give Him honour from the start;

The woman came near, conscious of her sin,

But gave the Lord the throne‑room of her heart.

Lord Jesus, may my household always be

One where the foremost place belongs to Thee.

A Few from Aberdeenshire