The Sea Of Faith Poem by Lodigiana Poetess

The tide is out on the sea of faith.
We paddle in the shallow waters
shuddering as the cold engulfs us.
Afraid to swim for fear of sharks attacking,
but amused by the minnows between our toes
We cowards love the calm seas,
so brave
when no demands are made,
but when the waves begin their tumultuous rolling,
we turn,
and head back to shore...
quickly..
Without a backward glance,
Sure in our righteous belief we are heading for the salvation
offered by the beach.
Forgetting that just standing on the sand
it will start slowly sifting away from us,
trying to pull us back…but we resist it...
Still feeling safe? …..
Many of us swim but dare not put our head beneath the water,
afraid we might fill our lungs with truth.
Is our faith like the dead sea?
Not sustaining life, just barren and empty?
Just as the sea needs the moon-
so our souls need revival.
Close your eyes and listen in your heart to
the call of the sea.
Smell the briny ocean and know its power,
be brave,
take a leap of faith,
dive in....
You will stay afloat,
you will swim,
enough to await the coming tsunami,
soon to rush the shore.