How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!
Isaiah 52:7 NLT
I sit alone in a classroom filled with men
I see
a man
a son
a brother
a husband
a father
not lesser things
—simply what I see first
But I come closer
I listen
—I hear your heart
It beats to
break bread
shepherd
sing
lead
dream
write words
preach the Word
You sit in a classroom filled with men.
And that one woman in the corner.
You see
a woman
a sister
a daughter
a wife
a mother
not lesser things
—simply what you see first
But come closer.
Listen.
—Hear the beat of my heart?
It beats to
break bread
shepherd
sing
lead
dream
write words
preach the Word
In Isaiah, I read of beautiful feet
They bring good news
Might we
Could we
set aside our “certainty”
our disagreements
our complementary egality
And simply
Be
Those
Feet?
This poem was originally published on THE ESTUARY.
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