Living Faith

What would happen if we

figured out how to slow down

and pay attention to the details,

not just in scripture,

but in our own lives,

the lives of others, and

in the created world?

What would happen if we

figured out how to stand

in the valley of the shadow of death

with courage, not confident

in our own words or abilities,

but confident in the one who lived,

died, and was raised for us all?

What would happen if we

learned how to sit in silence

with the dead and dying,

without needing to say

the “right” thing or

somehow “fix” it?

What would happen if we

figured out how to simply

be present, far beyond the casseroles,

to those who are neck-deep,

or even over their heads,

in grief and sorrow?

What would happen if we

figured out how to both

let our faith live and live our faith?

I think the living could be

brought back from the dead.

I think that’s what we’re here for.

© 2013 Todd Jenkins