{"id":24512,"date":"2015-12-06T13:10:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T20:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=24512"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:19:16","slug":"the-reward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/the-reward\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reward"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reward<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I buried my talent,<\/span><\/p>\n

I burned my lamp, waiting.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I fed myself<\/span><\/p>\n

and drank;<\/span><\/p>\n

I kept my clothing,<\/span><\/p>\n

didn\u2019t visit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alone, in prison You waited.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I sowed and reaped<\/span><\/p>\n

what was mine,<\/span><\/p>\n

believed I was with sheep.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You told me thrice,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBehold, I come quickly!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

with vengeance and grace.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You did.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And I did not prepare,<\/span><\/p>\n

for my work was only for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

– David Noorzdy<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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