Passion or Perfection: Not a Both/And
May 23rd, 2009 by John
Passion
by
John W Frye
Choose each moment
passion or perfection.
God is a jealous God.
We want a perfect God more.
Perfection means clean and tidy.
Passion is wild, ruthless, messy.
Passion reverberates with danger.
Perfection is safe. We like safe.
Perfection has sharp corners,
Right angles, clean lines.
Passion gets sweaty and dirty
Evoking decisions in the dust.
Perfection likes the clear air,
Clean white pages with the rules.
The God of passion wrestles us to
the dirt and cripples us.
The God of perfection allows us to
debate what to do on Sunday
that’s “legal.”
Our God of Passion was made flesh.
The God of Perfection lives in a book.
Passion thunders, moving and shaking.
Perfection, mute and paralyzed, sits.
The choice meets us every moment:
Passion or perfection.
The jealous God of the Bible or
The tidy God of clean systems of thought.
Choose this day the God you will serve.
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Nice contrast
Amazing!!! And very true!!!
John,
Love this poem. Have recommended it from my small corner of blogdom.
Great poem. I choose passion.
I’m clearly into the messy side of things most of the time. Walking on the wild side. Probably why I tend to not fit well into a church. I wonder if God likes church? Hmm.
Great thoughts. Great challenge. Thanks, john
Yes. This poem makes a good point, John.