Saturday, April 18, 2015

so that we may walk in the footsteps of Jesus – v12

Slowing out furtive steps,
our stumbling in the world,
putting ourselves, our minds
back in that place and time;
Walking in the footsteps of Jesus.

Hearing, as the first disciples,
when Jesus said, “Come, follow me”;
Leaving our nets, our lives
leaving all we had ever known
there at the shoreline.

Seeing Him cure the sick
when Christ drove out the demons
even as He fed the five thousand
watching the miracles in real-time;
Walking in the footsteps of Jesus.

Seeking to walk with them
as Peter did, as Paul had done,
sharing His life, His ministry for us
for we are all Christ’s chosen people;
To walk in the footsteps of Jesus.

Turning from our present ways,
from the call of this broken world,
faithful to His call to us, to the first disciples;
That we may walk in the footsteps of Jesus
when he called, “Come, follow me.”
Amen.

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