Passenger and Pilot
//Poet's Note: This poem is a meditation upon my favorite Scripture -
Hebrews 12:1-2 "Let us throw off everything that hinders, and the
sin that so easily entangles... and let us fix our eyes on Jesus"//
O, would that my affections were for Jesus,
and him alone – that heaven was my treasure.
That I would flee the bonds from which he frees us
and fix my eyes on Christ, not earthly pleasure.
A passenger and pilot on a plane
have two distinct objectives on their mind:
one seeks to rest, or eat, or entertain
himself, or chat with others so inclined.
The pilot is all business – focused, taut,
scanning the skies and instruments at hand,
evading all distractions as one ought;
all to ensure the plane will safely land.
May I a pilot’s vigilance possess -
to seek God’s kingdom and his righteousness.
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