The power of Love
I have decided to
follow Jesus
(proudly goes the old hymn).
One day we might view those lyrics
as a bit of sincere, yet self-centered
sentimentality, born of naiveté,
presumption and zeal.
It’s not that anyone
ever decides alone to follow the Christ.
It’s more like the time comes about
for a reunion of the Spirit, a piercing of the heart,
a sobering up, a summoning home
and follow we must – no
turning back, no turning back –
but from the intractable tide of our destiny.
Comes a time when we stop seeing ourselves
as deciding the course of our life
and begin to truly follow our Lord,
learning moment to moment where
we are bound and what we are next to do.
O child of God, when the power of Love
becomes our fate, the result is irresistible.
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