Posted by: Jivani Lisa | December 11, 2014

In the Sea

“In this world you will have trouble.”
(John 16:33)

“If you are alive and breathing, you will have trouble in this world. Either you will hunt the dragon, or the dragon will hunt you. There is no escaping it.”
(Jim Burgen)

Sea monsters
jump and dive
with gaping mouths
and teeth of daggers
never satisfied.
Hunt for the next meal
composed of human
souls, men and
women of faith.

Pray and work, then
pray and work.
Gasp for breath,
just one more
breath before going
under yet again.
Remember how to swim,
reach and kick. The surface
is not out of reach.

Relax and float,
trust the arms, strong
arms of support
bearing the weight.
Yes, float and trust.
Risk a breath now –
breathe –
air fresh and new.


Responses

  1. And found this passage this morning:

    In that day,
    the Lord will punish with his sword—
    his fierce, great and powerful sword—
    Leviathan the gliding serpent,
    Leviathan the coiling serpent;
    he will slay the monster of the sea.

    In that day—
    Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
    I, the Lord, watch over it;
    I water it continually.
    I guard it day and night
    so that no one may harm it.
    (Isaiah 27:1-3)


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