Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?

Explaining Myself

Casual conversation with my friends
seldom fords the river of religion.
My silent celebrations
with God stay between the two of us.
My meditations seem somehow
too much my own to post
on any bulletin board.
I gladly share with anyone
a good movie,
a good restaurant,
a good book.
After ecstatic spiritual satisfaction though
when the wise one sends clear signals,
I wear my tightest lips.
With this promise then
I can only agree to open arms
of acceptance to imperfect friends,
explain as cogently as I can
that they are most certainly
all right as they are.
I couldn't serve as
an example for anyone.
I only hope
to fully appreciate the joy
of knowing them all.

[The Covenant Journal, Number 26, September 2007 All poetry in this issue is by Robert Cogswell.]