Who then is this?
Pentecost 5, Mark 4:35-41
“Who then is this?” we ask.
Do winds and waves obey
a being set apart
with words we dare not say,
not even when we pray?
“Who then is this?” we ask.
A man so spent and worn
he cannot help but sleep,
although the skies are torn
and there may be no dawn.
“Who then is this?” we ask.
A person steeped in trust
who dares to stay at rest
as wind and waters thrust,
and fear burns fierce as lust.
“Who then is this?” we ask.
Though waking to distress
as friends and storm wear out,
he knows when more is less,
and what he must address.
“Who then is this?” we ask.
He stands and says: “Be still!”
The storm reverts to calm.
His peace flows out to fill
clear space beyond our will.
Barbara Messner 15/06/2021
Barb, poet priest 
Ah, I wish I were preaching this week (one week off for company) because you give such a wealth of perspectives on this text (that I could just read them an d be done … yep, pretty much) Thank you.
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Wonderful!
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