Lectionary 19

Luke 12:32-40

I heard the man tell
anyone who would listen
He had it all figured out
with charts and grafts
and the book of Revelation
Dissected into number and verse
with each word and phrase
given a new meaning know only to
the one doing the talking
before me on the T.V. Screen
The time was figured to the
day, hour minute
so that these who follow such things
could…………………
Could what?

I heard the man tell
and all were listening
that he wasn’t sure
as he faced life’s end
square in the face
he didn’t know
and yet had faith in the God of love
his family had gathered to be with him
in his final hour
Met with peace, dignity, stories and even some laughter
by a man
who knew only
God’s love
and was ready
Two men standing on a hill
One filled with faith and questions
The other with only his will

Note: He called me to his side and said he wanted to tell me something and told me he did not like beards, but he thought I was ok even with one, then he laughted and so did his family. He asked me what heaven was like, all I could tell him was all we had were attempts to discribe something beyond beauty in discription. We all prayed and he died later in the evening. Months earlier when he decided he would have no more treatments, he carved me a cross with butterfly wings. Not the same as the one above but similar. I think of his faith and smile whenever I see it. When I am home I will take a picture of it and post it.