Dust turns to light



For you I have the utmost respect
Humble man cut from good moral thread
A life that shines from treating others well
Taught us to be kind, to ‘always lightly tread’
Imbued a love of books and of making things grow
Our childhood punctuated with long journeys by car
Nights under big sky canvas of bright ideas
While you played “Jimmy Crack Corn” on your guitar
You taught us to think, to question, to reason
And to keep going when things get rough
A fine example of how to be good- but
Our attempts at goodness are not enough

                In this dance, dance of dust,
Not seeing all, but still we trust
That as we dance, fall and rise
Dust turns to light, spirit flies

One day you will check out of here
I choke back tears imagining you gone
What I would do just to know
You’ve made friends with the everlasting One
Wish I could show you the Jesus I love
Who is not about rules, slavery or force
And it’s not about fear of damnation
But rather the embracing of Source
Faith is not a refusal to think
It’s about life and being set free
For me death has no sting
and my hope is that you’ll join me

                In this dance, dance of dust,
Not seeing all, but still we trust
That as we dance, fall and rise
Dust turns to light, spirit flies


So I will keep making my request that
Giver of Life would grab your attention
Architect of the mountains you know
Would speak through wild flowers and mention
That “I Am” has been waiting for you
To burst open your mind, to unlearn
To look again at what the clever call foolish
Mysterious truths that demand we return
    to the uncluttered thinking of children
Climb the tree, find the fruit of grace
    Even if you reach out on a limb
Even if you fall flat on your face

Faith is not a refusal to think
It’s about life and being set free
For me death has no sting
and my hope is that you’ll join me

                In this dance, dance of dust,
Not seeing all, but still we trust
That as we dance, fall and rise
Dust turns to light, spirit flies
         

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