The Medicine You Need

 

The Medicine You Need

 

(“Because of what Christ has done, you believe in God. It was God who raised him from the dead. And it was God who gave him glory. So your faith and hope are in God.” 1 Peter 1:21)

 

Remember when you were argumentative and
missed the train and late?
Trains run on tracks but do not always run on time.

What if the medicine you need is buried deep below the earth,
What if the healing you crave is carried on the clouds?

 

Remember when you were so dangerous and
missed the point and weight?
Spikes finish spears but do not always find their mark.
What if the righteousness you need is as plain as ocean and sky,
What if the goodness you thirst is coded in the doubts?

 

Do you listen to the two-year-olds squeal and laugh,
Do you notice how they think puppies are funny?
Do you see their eyes wide and dark; a new face,
an unknown label for the color green, and knees that bend
every second; the tiny hopping child.

 

Who will come to the lap of glory,
who will sit where toddlers play,
who will arrive so early that they are soaked
by the rain before the sun beings?
Who will plant the poppies and daffodils,
who will tread the path to where joy begins?

 

Remember when life was so casual and
turned the eye and mind?
Sights seduced scenes that played across your thoughts in dreams.
What if the mercy you’ve missed is waiting on the edge of thought,
what if the favor, the bliss, awaits away from the crowds?