Thursday, October 30, 2014

Cutting Edge

It's the front side; the one where
all the work is done, but also
the one where danger lurks.

What does it mean to live
on the cutting edge of grace?

It means looking for the good
that's hiding behind fear and anxiety;
seeing through another's lens
without judging that view;

standing beside and offering,
but not demanding, for others
to peer through your glasses,
while you're trying to see through God's;
wholly trusting in something beyond yourself;

and validating the holy
when it is manifested in others,
especially when it's antithetical
to what you were imagining.

It is, above all, sailing
on the wind of surprise
and riding the current of joy.


© 2014 Todd Jenkins

No comments:

Post a Comment