I’m not clutching at straws

James Cathcart December 08, 2023 4 5

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1 Peter 1: 3-9 (NRSVA)

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, 7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

I’m not clutching at straws

when I reach for you God.

It’s not a roll of the dice,

a Pascal wager,

a reflex action,

or an old habit.

When I reach for you God

I’m reaching towards someone,

someone I don’t fully understand

but that I understand loves me

and cherishes me

as all are loved and cherished,

someone that has a hope for me.

When I say that your transforming love can make a difference

I’m not clutching at straws

because in the breadth and depth of your love

glimpsed in image, words, music and action

I find a place to call home

where I see others making a home

a home that gives me a way of seeing the world that rings true.

In you I find tools of compassion

and tools of wonder

tools of discipline and imagination,

wisdom and care.

I’m reaching for you God,

I’m reaching.

I’m reaching out.