Weekly Inspiration (2/18/23)

The candle that we received at our baptism is the abiding sign for us of what a life of faith is meant to be. Sometimes it burns more brightly than others, but we never see very far ahead. I believe God wants it to be like that. However frustrating it may be, God wants us to take these important steps in life, in faith and trust. It can be frightening to step out and put our hand in the hand of God. 

-Br. Geoffrey Tristram 
Society of Saint John the Evangelist

Poem of the Week

He taught them as one having authority,  
             and not as the scribes.
                          —Mark 1.27
 
             The word of God is living and active,  
             sharper than any two-edged sword,  
             piercing until it divides soul from spirit,  
             joints from marrow;  
             it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.  
                          —Hebrews 4.12
 
Let his word cut into you.
Not a proposition you should agree with,
not a doctrine to believe,
but a revelation that astounds
with authenticity that rings,
a seeing of your soul,
an opening that draws you in,
a pool you look deep into until you fall.
With love that overrules any authority on this earth,
let it take your breath away,  
and give you new breath.
Let it uncover something in you.
Let it, with authority, ask of you.
Let it author a new story in you.

-Steve Garnass-Holmes