Ears To Hear
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing
through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17)
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I often wonder what we settle for
in texts handed down to us through the years,
so far removed in time from days of yore,
not recognized by those were first to hear.
I’m told that meaning is indeed preserved,
but not so much the nuanced words in play.
The process leaves me no small bit unnerved;
their spoken word, not what we have today.
For we arrive at faith by what we hear,
but only when that is the word of Christ
and so I plead, oh Spirit, do draw near,
deliver me a word that will suffice.
The message of the messenger is trust,
and so believe that I receive, I must.
Copyright © Jeff Kyser | Year Posted 2022
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