Bedeviled
Beguiled in the Garden of Eden.
Eve brought mortality to herself and then, to man.
Deceived by Satan’s clever enticements.
Earth became a testing ground; separation from God began.
Vanquished by sin, then expelled from the beautiful Garden.
Idyllic life replaced by: toil, thistles and struggles; enduring faith tested.
Living with hope for salvation, bedeviled by sin, sacrifice began.
© October 14, 2010
Dane Smith-Johnsen
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