Iconostasis, edit 2: Caleb, Mark, Joseph, Matt, Achebe

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ICON, edit one

Piety turned
my heart to stone.

Now let me cover this rock ..... 
in gold leaf, in the delicate .... Second 'in' needed? No, but I think it sounds prettier.
browns of flesh, in flashes
of red and rich azure; .... Don't get the the rich azure. Brown skin and blue eyes? I was hoping the title had addressed this. Red, azure, gold leaf, browns of flesh -- common colors in orthodox icons.
let it not remain gray,
empty, almost modern,

ultimately the kinder home to moss .... Why 'kinder' ? The rationale behind this being that a bare stone is easier to grow on than one all filled up. Not sure if the rationale is valid, though --- if you prove it to me otherwise, I'll definitely change this.
which knows only compromise. .... Didn't get how compromise was related to the rest of the pome. The rationale behind this being twofold; the first fold, if noted, might render the poem's meaning too prosaic; the second, that a pious person would not normally welcome compromise, especially compromise of the heart, of the feelings and dogmas that form the foundation of his faith.

Thanks for the feedback, Joseph Didis, Mattp, Achebe! I have a feeling I lost you with that last line, though right now I'm a bit tied up as to how I'm gonna clarify this piece -- and now I ask, with that specific part, do I ask too much of the reader? Or maybe this poem's lack of a stinger is truly an aesthetic weakness, rather than the communicative strength I assume it to be.