I sense a disturbance in the faith

“Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth?

No, I tell you, but rather division!”

                                                                                                 Luke 12:51

I sense a disturbance in the faith                                                         Erling Shultz, August 2019

peace on earth…

                    …no peace for you,

do not be afraid…

                    …be wise to be fearful,

no need to worry…

                    …get yourself prepared,

one in Christ…

                    …apart in people;

     I sense a disturbance in the faith

is it conflictions or preconditions,

     descriptive or prescriptive,

         destructive or preconstruction?

     I’m confused as to what’s expected

do we dare ponder this disturbance,

     or ignore the static and return to status?

I hear a call to look beyond

          the incoming front of rain and/or shine,

                    (the weather of judgment and/or acceptance)

                    (the easy and pre-scripted)

     and notice

          the change of season –

               the season of God

                         displaying the ripeness of restorative justice;

                    (the time to un-comfort the faith)

but still,

     I sense a disturbance in the family of faith,

          not all brothers and sisters

               notice the change of which seeds now to sow

to plant the Peace

     means confronting the powerful

         who thrive on suppression and overt oppression;

     the comfortable faith replies,

          keep them blissful –

               we’ll worry when they come after we

to grow more Daring and Appreciative

     means facing our own liberation

          and notice the Christ which resides within;

     the sufficient faith replies,

          I’m much more human than divine –

               excuse me while I fetch what belongs to me

to become One and Unified

     means setting aside the need to win

          and spend less time in proving your right;

     the righteous faith replies,

          the rules state they get what they deserve –

               time now to white-wash the fence

I sense a real disturbance in the family of faith;

     disciples divided in decisions

               of dogma and creed, ism and doxy

          (differences that disturb us more than God)

may be in this season of God

          (to stem the climate change of hate before it’s too late)

    we sow the seeds of faith

          and pluck up the belief;

may be to harvest the Peace

     we till the soil with trust

          nurture with integrity,

          water with respect,

          and fertilize with grace