Lawrence
Hall, HSG
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
Alexander the
Coppersmith
2 Timothy 4:14
We don’t know much about the coppersmith
(Indeed, we don’t know much about each other)
The works of an artist’s hands may serve the Lord
Or else they serve Ephesian vanities
If a man is going to mold metals into idols
Diana of Ephesus might be pleasing aesthetically
But better to dismiss Diana and other trumperies
And joy in the gold of the Servant’s words
For power and jewels and golden toilet bowls
Are baubles that blind our eyes and darken our souls
(But still, I hope Alexander made things right)
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