Revelation 3:1-2
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:
“I know your works; you have a name of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is on the point of death, for I have not found your works perfect in the sight of my God.
Is our task today
about birthing something new?
Is it about plunging into the squelchy mess
to ease the passage of a whole new being?
Or is our task more about resuscitation
It, too, requires that we delve into the abyss
to coddle back to life what is in danger of expiration.
To be sure - both ask of us:
that we don’t avoid the blood and the gore
that we use all the gifts and skills we have
that we believe in transformation
that we seek consolation when our best efforts fail
as, sometimes, they surely will
that we will know when enough is enough
that we won’t play the hero
and be respectful of the other’s wishes
that we will be diligent in discernment
Midwife or paramedic?
To which do you feel more called today?
(Liz Crumlish)
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