"Licence To Fish"

“The license to fish is provincially regulated –
     And you lack the license
          To work in these waters –

So why would you want to be in the boat
     If you are not
          Allowed to fish?”

“He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake”...
     I’d heard those words,
          The felt their weight...

But not
     From this side of the line,
          As now I do.

For now I hear their depth and weight –
     As You we follow, Lord,
           Into these worlds
               We’d never seen –
                   To walk on paths
                         We’d never known –

You guide us even here,
     And lead us,
          To deliver –
               Thank You, O Lord –
                    For this –

This choice of waters
     In which to fish;
         This choice of paths
               On which to walk –

Then all The while,
     Your presence in our lives
          Through all this time –
                It far exceeds
                    Our greatest expectations.

Lord
     For Your death and life,
          We give You thanks.

Amen.

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