Missing the Boat
Why is the church
stranded in the ocean
on a boat
without oars or a motor?
How many denominations
preach their unquestioned
message of truth that only
they can possess?
Why the division over
who is closer to Christ,
when our black brothers
and sisters are murdered –
just for being Black?
Jesus says we are all one family.
Jesus says we share God’s love equally,
but we do not follow His teachings.
He was a poor homeless person . . .
shunned and persecuted by the powerful.
The apostles were in a foundering boat,
when Jesus walked by
on the water
and questioned their lack of faith.
The symbolism is missed
by most of us:
Jesus is too all encompassing
to be confined by one tiny boat.
His presence is greater than all;
He is too all encompassing
to be confined to one church,
to be confined to one race,
to be confined to one small way of thinking.
The apostles’ boat was filled
with a tax collector,
a doubter, a traitor,
sinners all, who did not
understand His teachings.
The boat is filled with us,
all unable to understand,
unable to get along,
because we are say we are different.
We have all missed the message;
we have all missed the boat.
But all is not lost;
we can all become
the taxpayer, the doubter,
yes, and even the traitor.
They all finally understood;
yes, even the traitor.
It is not too late.
Let us open our eyes
and our hearts to the true message:
we are all one body in Christ.
Meditating to Heal 