Through the Wilderness
As a pastor something I have heard
over the years from people going through tough times is, “Why is this happening
to me? Where is God in all this?” I listen to their story and then gently ask
them, “Have you ever wondered why there is so much wilderness and exile in the
Bible? You see, the journey goes through
the wilderness.”
Through the Wilderness
Why do you lead me through
the wilderness?
My map shows another way
no turns or bends
yet straight
to my contentment
Yet you say the hard way
is best for me
To strip away the weight
that has settled
around my all too
satisfied soul
You bid me to kneel and
remember that I
Am mere dust gathered
for a time and
then blown away
by the wind
Yet for this dust you died
on a distant hill
Your way was through
the wilderness
and you went there
for me when
I get lost
There is leaning in the
wilderness of Lent
That cannot be found on
the highway where
we go so fast
and fail to see
“Front dust you came and
to dust you shall return…”
But O how you love
the dust
Jody/Lent 2017
