JEAN WOOD BLASINGAME
[PART•TIME POET]
Creative image: JWB / Source image credits: UdoSchroter, socialneuron via Pixabay
A minister acquaintance of mine told me of a dream/vision he had of Christians being connected like knots in a net.
The analogy really spoke to me. It was the inspiration for this poem.
The Catch
God’s own people, Christ’s own church
Are knots in the fishers net
And the strength of one is the strength of all
As each in place is set
God casts us in His ocean
To bring a mighty haul
Of fish that may be swimming by
Not knowing Him at all
A single knot can’t do it
It takes the entire net
Tied tight, and bound together
Encircling all the fish they get
God placed each knot as needed
No plan to make them match
But placed where they're best suited
For bringing in the catch
So tightly bound and woven strong
We comb the deepest sea
And gather in all that will come
So God can set them free
JWB