“…and suddenly a sound…”
Written by Ted Voigt : June 10, 2008
Editor’s Note: Below is the first place winner in the aesthetics category for the Stepping into a Violent Wind Writing Competition:
Step into the wind
feel it blow away the dust
gathered while sitting in church.
Step into Pentecost
watch it turn the world inside out
and outside in
bringing in the hurting and dirty
from the margins of ceremonial cleanliness
centering lives in love
and sending the centered
out beyond boundaries
with new hearts and bold words of love
and the wind blows
and all the edges blur.
Step beyond the edge of reason
here is freedom from logic
the ability to act in ways that God leads
even though they don’t make rational sense
to speak a new language
to speak the word of God
to believe resurrection
to love with drunken disregard for societal standards
The Holy Spirit has freed us
chiseled us like fossils from rock bed
of the oppression of understanding
and the wind blows
and fresh words begin to sprout
Step out of time
learn new antiquities
discovered for the first time
read the ancient story
still being written
we are the ink
a cursive font
a smudged love letter
and the wind blows
and all the pages turn
Author Bio: Ted currently lives, works, and writes in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife, Sarah. He’s loved writing since before he could even write, and lately he has enjoyed writing mostly poetry. Ted and Sarah are preparing for a 6 month trip to Asuncion, Paraguay which you can read about here.
Mark Van Steenwyk is the editor of JesusManifesto.com. He is a Mennonite pastor (Missio Dei in Minneapolis), writer, speaker, and grassroots educator. He lives in South Minneapolis with his wife (Amy), son (Jonas) and some of their friends.
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a cursive font
a smudged love letter"
That rocks. Thanks.
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"Step into Pentecost
watch it turn the world inside out
bringing in the hurting and dirty
from the margins of ceremonial cleanliness
centering lives in love
and sending the centered
out beyond boundaries
with new hearts and bold words of love"
so good! thanks for sharing with us...
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