"For a Heart Not Whole"

The king who watched would soon forget to guard,
A roof, a glance, a quiet pull aside;
What drifts from single-heartedness abides,
And even wisdom bends when love is marred.

The prophet named the sin the king had sown.
The heart that kneels can still receive the word.
A childlike wisdom asks to be made heard.
And grace begins where self-defense is known.

What mercy spared, the years still had to bear.
A house was built to hold the Name above.
Yet even gold could not secure its love.
For hearts unwhole will drift from answered prayer.

Thus let the heart be single in its gaze,
And grace will hold it through the coming days.

Content based upon 2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 3; 6–9; 11