Thursday, June 28, 2012

"What can stand in the way?"


(Acts 8:26-39)

Two obedient lives intersect;
God dreams in perpendicular.
One crosses boundaries to worship;
other pursues wilderness road, listening.

Isaiah’s scroll spoken into desert void,
eunuch eagerly awaits explanatory echo.
Phillip jogs alongside; offers interpretation.
Ethiopian accepts hitchhiking preacher.

Silent, obedient lamb connected
to willing, crucified savior;
worship, wilderness combine
as perfect salvific duo.

Scripture emboldens both men;
oasis, as non-sequitor, appears;
life-giving sacrament enacted;
living water for all God’s children.

© 2012 Todd Jenkins

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