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I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
by geoff anderson I AM THE WAY I am the street where half the windows are boarded up. Nobody wants to move here any more and the police daren't walk the beat. The church at the end of the street has started a drop-in centre for people who're cold or lonely or scared their baby will be an addict. I am the country lane leading past the farm where the farmer shot himself after five seasons of drought. He left a wife, and three sons who moved to the city long ago. The chapel organised a rota so his widow is never alone while the farm is being sold. I am the busy road buzzing with commuters speeding to jobs they might not keep. Another accident at that junction not the kind of thing you like to see between breakfast and the office grind. Paramedics cope as usual, bringing comfort to the wounded. I AM THE TRUTH I am the truth which shines through every law that helps the weak find justice from the strong. I am the truth which parents know is abused when soldiers die in wars, while leaders stay at home and promise to tell the truth, but rarely do. I am the truth which can be owned but not possessed, professed but never sold. I am the truth which is never more important than love because the truth which I am IS love. I AM THE LIFE I am the life conceived in the mind of God, birthed in the heart of God, lived by the grace of God. I am the life given never earned, lived when self dies, found when not sought. I am the life thats a surprise, yet the life meant for you. Open your eyes and youll find me. Im here all the time, finding you. English. Masters in French. Retired parish priest. Associate Writer with Redemptorist Publications (Anglican Dept). Also published in Church Times and BBC 'Book of the Future'. UK tour manager of Russian Orthodox 6-person choir. Works copyright of Geoff Anderson in perpetuity. Contact [email protected]. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |