Knowing Faith's Vivaciousness

Enjoying your security
And standing distant from the brink,
You stay where it is safest
At least that is what you may think-
You feel only the salty spray
It doesn't look like you can sink!

Yes, I agree the boat looks safe-
It's not the safest place to be!
When Jesus has been calling you
There's nowhere safer than the sea-
He wants you dancing on the waves,
To step in faith has been His plea.

Though no the smartest place to be
It is the wisest way, I know,
You'll feel the crashing of the waves
If you decide that you will go;
You'll hear the dreadful thunder 'round,
And see God's brilliant lightning show-

But there is nowhere else to find
The peacefulness that Jesus holds,
No other way to feel His warmth
But to endure the biting cold,
To know of faith's vivaciousness
We must but do what He has told.

So step into the water, friend,
And see you faith becoming sound,
With Jesus' strength sustaining you
It's like you walk on solid ground!
And there is nowhere else on earth
Where Christ himself is to be found!

Copyright by Benjamin Graber
bgrager@neo.rr.com