Out upon the raging sea
There rides a tiny boat,
Bobbing on the waters
The little craft did float.
In it was a helpless man
Wracked with burning thirst
Asking the Almighty
Why he had thus been cursed.
Sharks were circling 'round him
As he waited in his gloom
Expecting any moment
To meet his final doom
And he cried out to the Father
As he baked in misery
Beneath the blazing orb
That hung for all to see
Up in the clear blue sky
Where not a cloud did show
To cast a cooling shadow
On the man who lay below.
In his mind an answer
Slowly taking shape
Rose to fill his thinking
And his mouth fell agape
At the forming realization
It was he alone to blame
Because of his poor choices
There was no one else to name
And he hung his head, forlorn,
Wishing he could die
Way out in that murky sea
Beneath the clear blue sky.
But, then on the horizon
There came a growing dot
That seemed to be heading
To the very lonely spot
Where he floated on the water
Out on the vast expanse
Wishing for the end to come
And he did not so much as glance
As a ship bore down upon him
Slowing as it came
With people standing at the rail
Calling out his name
But, he, so lost in suffering,
Ignored their mighty pleas
And hung his head in silence
As he sat there on his knees
Crying for an answer
From his God above
Never understanding
He had answered him with love
Shown through his caring neighbors
Who had chartered a great ship
To go out on the ocean
And save him from this trip
He had embarked upon
Alone and unprepared
That left him lying helpless
In his boat, so very scared.
But, he ignored them
As he floated on the sea
Consumed there in his anguish
Thinking it is only me.
Then his vessel started moving
Being towed by a long rope
And he began to think
There may at last be hope.
Hands reached down to lift him
From the place of his great doom
Up the side to the deck
Which above him did loom.
They placed cool salve upon his skin
And water to his lip
Slowly bringing him to life
There on the mighty ship.
He raised his head and looked around
To see wherein he lay
At all the smiling faces
That surrounded him that day.
To his dismay there looking at him
Were his friends and family;
The ones he had rejected
When he embarked upon the sea
And he thought that he was dreaming
Or, perhaps had even died.
Emotion rose inside him
As he broke down and cried
Thinking that his life was over
And how he'd wasted time
Pursuing what didn't matter
Chasing every dime
While all about him people
Were crying out in need
And God was speaking to him
That he must change in deed
And be the hands and feet
That went upon the sea
To rescue those perishing,
An answer to their plea.
Right there in that moment
He made a mighty vow
Before that crowd of witnesses
And God to whom he did bow
That he would change his focus
Away from selfless greed
But, work at helping others
Who were crying out in need.
The Almighty smiled upon him
As He looked down from above
And the man's heart that was hardened
Was filled with Holy love
Matthew 28:18-20
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