Mufti

Today's word is "mufti" ... A Muslim jurist, expert in Sharia law, or civilian clothes worn by someone who usually wears a uniform.

Disquise
If this is some sort of conflict ...
a battle between God's will and mine ...
then, though others will not recognize who I am in mufti,
He will not be fooled. I am known by
more than outside fashion. This terrifying knowledge
goes far beyond what I know of myself.
It drops on me when I least expect it ...
     In a selfish moment when I want to keep what I have,
     When I want to protect myself from, or for something,
     When comfort is so much more magnetic than servanthood.

Oh, this invisible pressure to do the right thing.
It nags and prods and won't relent until the deed is
done, or left undone. Then it sits back Cheshire-like
and grins, content. (When ignored, things seldom go well.)

It's an urging to trust and to become better than
I ever desired to be. To be led and loved in ways
I did not think were possible.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2013