September 28th

“When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.” Luke 5:11

on the still lake,
the boat gently rocking
from a voice which causes
ripples never felt before.
hearts wearied by work,
souls callused by worry,
are suddenly restored, not
by green pastures, but
by the courage to simply
let go and open up
to new possibilities, new life.
a voice, a Shepherd’s voice
drifts across the waters,
and we dare to go,
following through the shadows
to where a table waits.
and surely,
goodness and mercy
are the footprints we leave
in the sand, for others
to find the way after us.

© 2025 Thom M. Shuman

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