One of the perpetual challenges of any Christian ministry is balancing what is our work and what is God's work. This poem explores something of that with the idea with the idea of trying to move an immoveable rock.
Stressing, straining, sweating, complaining;
They tried to move the rock.
Rooted, remaining, resisting, unchanging
The rock remained quite still.
Projecting, predicting, proclaiming, declaring;
This rock just has to move.
Rooted, remaining, resisting, unchanging
The rock remained quite still.
Stubborn, stupid, selfish, clueless;
The rock didn't understand.
Rooted, remaining, resisting, unchanging,
The rock remained quite still.
Tearful, tantrums, trials and stress;
This rock caused endless pain.
Rooted, remaining, resisting, unchanging,
The rock remained quite still.
Penitent, prayerful, petitioning, faithful;
The rock was barely a pebble.
Transferred, transformed, truly loved,
The rock is life filled dust.
Empowered, enabled, emboldened, hope filled;
The rock is the foundaiton.
Beginning, believing, building, receiving,
The rock redeemed by love.
