The example of Enoch.
Lesson One.
Having won God's favor, he has been loved
and, as he was living among sinners, has been taken away.
He has been carried off so that evil may not warp
his understanding or deceitfulness seduce his soul;
for the fascination of evil throws good things into the shade,
and the whirlwind of desire corrupts a simple heart.
Having come to perfection so soon, he has lived long;
his soul being pleasing to the Lord,
he has hurried away from the wickedness around him.
Yet people look on, uncomprehending;
and it does not enter their heads
that grace and mercy await his chosen ones
and that he intervenes on behalf of his holy ones.
