Today’s second reading (1 Pt 3:15-18) drove the
message home clearly and painfully…as painful as a sharp stick in the eye.
An excerpt from the first Letter of Saint Peter
…
“Always be ready to give
an explanation
to anyone who
asks you for a reason for your hope,
...”
This troubles me because I have tried to
explain the unexplainable.
Even though I believe in the unbelievable…and I am convinced that the
unexplainable unbelievable is absolutely true…yet…I cannot find the words to adequately
explain my reason for hope…especially to someone who doesn’t want to believe.
It worries me that my inability to effectively
explain my reason for HOPE…may come back and bit me on my “beast of burden”.
As I scribble my thoughts in cursive
Writing this mindless missive.
I find myself quite pensive
Perhaps a bit obsessive.
For the HOPE that You do give
Makes me want to live.
I no longer can be passive
Now I hold the motive.
Currently it is the season
To explain and to reason.
This is no time for cowards
It’s time to find the right words.
That tell the amazing story
Of Your power and Your glory.
I might show some true grit
With the help of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
