Profound Simplicity
as simple
as washing one another’s feet
Lord, forgive us
when we make discipleship
difficult
that was never
how you taught it
when I search your gospel teachings
I discover nothing more
and nothing less
than great simplicity
a basin and a towel
bread and wine
a simple touch
a word of forgiveness
a rhythm of prayer
take nothing for the journey
a grain of wheat
a mustard seed
the profound simplicity
of love
as simple
as washing another’s feet
forgive us
when we complicate discipleship
help us instead
to simply serve
out of your great love
and our
naked vulnerability
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Luke says:
Hi Pat, my name is Luke, and I co-write a blog called simplifi.de. This is FANTASTIC poem, and I would love very much to post on our blog (with a link back here, of course), if that would be okay with you.
Love the *simplicity* of the poem, and a great message about how we complicate the simplicity of the Gospel. Great job!
Anonymous says:
Very lovely. Poetic and real.