Members of my faith community tend to see themselves as actors rather than props. That we are to act and not merely be acted upon is axiomatic in the Book of Mormon. As a result, we dismiss the notion of fate. Such positivity does not hinder God. Like everyone else, we are frequently taken to places where we would not go. The fact is that we are acted upon in ways that easily dismiss our ability to control our fate. This is when our inclination to act is to be most valued. In such moments our Christianity is weighed. But first we must brought to the mature realization that we are all vulnerable to sudden, catastophic revelations of what we must endure.
Our Soul to Take__________________
“Does not the potter have a right over the clay?” Romans 9:21
We resist Romans—
those winds and spirits
that take us where we would not go.
We are able to dress and gird ourselves.
Still
when we wake
into a trinity of storm
We resist Romans—
those winds and spirits
that take us where we would not go.
We are able to dress and gird ourselves.
Still
when we wake
into a trinity of storm
a layered Pentecost of water
come down from heaven
upon this jagged imposition
come down from heaven
upon this jagged imposition
we know this is not where
we laid ourselves down to sleep.
Our souls have been taken to sea.
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