Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Hesed

It is divine love that both steadies us
and remains steadfastly with us
along life’s unpredictable journey.

The purveyors of perfection
want us to believe two things:

[1] Life is geometry, ergo
the acceptable distance
between two points is a straight line.

[2] The “right” product will assist you
in navigating this straight line, lickety split.

Peace and contentment will evade you
until you accept the deeper reality
that a meaningful life meanders
all over the page, leaving a wobbly trail
of forth-and-back tracks that could never
pass perfection’s sobriety test.

It’s a dance that is made-up for us
as we go, ever-drawing us
toward hope as we balk, stumble,
and even backtrack our way
through life’s labyrinth.



© 2014 Todd Jenkins

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