Wherefore Didst Thou Doubt?

by ST

Amidst the storm I am startled to see
My Savior, my Lord, beckoning to me:
"Come out of your boat, and walk on the sea."

Amazed, confused, but enthusiastically
I climb o'er the rail and touch the sea.
My Savior, my Lord, has faith in Me!

A step, and two, eyes only for Thee,
I come still forward, reach toward Thee--
But the Storm, the Depths, all Reality: 

Great waves of fear wash over me!
I gasp, and gurgle, and start to sink
And salty despondence begin to drink.

"I am the least of mortals, what else can I be?
Thy call bids me wend a way that for me
Can only be called impossibility!"

I cry out, "O save me!" limbs all a-flailing,
"Please, please," I plead, "Please don't fail me!"
The storm just roars with awful glee.

But then a hand is lifting me,
Pulls me up to His bosom safely,
Comforts the inward storm, and asks calmly,

"Wherefore didst thou doubt?"

Published by Emerging Bird

When life seems like a broken egg, something amazing may emerge.

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