Sunday, June 9, 2013

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

2 comments:

  1. I really like this one. I didn't have to look up ANY of the words. Sometimes simplicity is a good thing.

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  2. This, Todd, is spectacular! My dad was diagnosed with two kinds of cancer in the last month and a half, I've had to be this post incarnate, with mistakes and fumblings; prayers and do-overs. Thank you!

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