Today’s Five Minute Friday prompt is “Define.” I chose to combine it with my focus on the fruit of self-control.
Once I heard: Good fences make good neighbors.
Today I am setting stone walls
of self-control, walls to contain
my sprawling city, so prone
toward selfishness.
On the north side I set stones
to define boundaries
around self-pity.
On the east side I set stones
to define boundaries
around criticism.
On the south side I set stones
to define boundaries
around indulgence.
On the west side I set stones
to define boundaries
around sloth.
My four weaknesses
clearly defined, no longer
seeping out like sludge
into green pastures.
This bustling city in my heart
is now restored
to peace.
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Questions for reflection:
Which of your weaknesses needs the walls of self-control?
How can practicing self-control grant you greater peace?
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