Sunday, April 12, 2015

Pocket Change; Praxis series - Christian Anderson (Acts 3:1-10)



People as fixtures:
oddities who 
fill roles - 
flat stereotypes -
the homeless man,
the wounded vet,
the vagrant youth.

Avoiding eye contact,
we hurry by
or
guilt-ridden
dig for spare change
in designer pockets.

Peter looked in
the cripple's eyes -
saw him -
and offered healing
and hope
in Christ's name.
The lame will walk,
the dumb will speak,
the clumsy will dance,
the fractured psyche
will calm -
all will 
leap for joy!

Look into the eyes
that hide behind
grease-straggled hair,
or the stone facades
of hooded teens.

Look.

See.

Then pray.

Focus on the riches
you have in Christ
and dig into
those 
pockets.

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