Saturday 9 December 2017

role-model

who were you?
who are you?
millions before me
have marveled already

how can I be like you?

every day a chance
to explore another aspect
of the diverse picture
drawn about you

what do your words mean?
in the face of today's challenges
are they symbolic
or literal?
both and which?

questions
my educated western busy brain
produces
unwilling to admit
its limitations
in the face of a fundamental message
backed up by testimonies of your life

'do not fear!
Love!
with everything you are, do, have
….really everything….'

facing you
leaves me
stunned
baffled
confused
which is how I shift
now
a tiny bit into becoming more like
you...

(...jesus c...)



by jana g.


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