That I may share in its blessings

I wonder in reading
the chapter to the people
the members of his flock
the musings of the shepherd
the manic drive
the thing deep inside
striving to undo
the harm that he caused

The words of transformation
of all that he became
driven to share
that others may be brought to life
that the message be shared
in all languages, traditions
that he may share
in the blessings of salvation

Does this tell us
more about the apostle
who preached of salvation
of all the means of grace
yet he himself
the driven zealot
aware of his unworthiness
trying to claim salvation
by the work of the Spirit
the sharing of the Gospel
becoming a slave to all
that they may be freed

Didn’t he see
that the thing he professed
the saving by grace
for him like all the rest

July 30, 2011
1 Corinthians 9:19:23
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