Uzziah

Stately Priest, of the order of Melchizedek;
King, and Priest, honored champion of the meek:
Uzziah, remind me of gluttony, of wealth, of honor
How it is unbefitting for man to take the role of Christ.
Christ, Healer, is not his Surname, but his office
Who could heal thee from thy leprosy.
Yet, you, taking the office to perform the priestly duties
As King, the offices were separated for a reason.
Only the Lion of Judah, the Messiah, the Son of David
Has the right to perform both the rituals of sacrifice
And the rituals of cleansing, and the rituals of divine statehood.
No other may possess this spiritual role of Priest and King.
That is why, Uzziah, when you went to burn incense upon the alter
You were stricken with your disease.
For a feeling overcame you---one which is not yours---
To cleanse thyself from thy wicked deeds.
When this ritual is to be performed by the priest
And thy ritual is to be performed of the King’s.
Even a king’s office is under the smiting hand of the LORD
That there are holy sacraments given to both kings and priests
And their offices, of man, ought never be mixed.