Shake Off the Dust and Move On

Shake Off the Dust and Move On
Pentecost 7; Mark 6:11
If you find no welcome there
and your words seem wasted air,
shake off the dust and move on.
Don’t despair if they don’t care;
turn your back on their stony stare.
Shake off the dust and move on.

If your joy in being dies,
captured by restraints and ties,
shake off the dust and move on.
Don’t suppress your weary sighs;
your reluctance may well be wise.
Shake off the dust and move on.

Hard won insight names defeat,
offers dignified retreat.
Shake off the dust and move on.
Roads reach out, attract your feet;
fresh hope makes your departure sweet.
Shake off the dust and move on.

Dawn will rise beyond this wall;
restlessness foreshadows call.
Shake off the dust and move on.
Wider vision follows fall;
wiser soul will make use of all.
Shake off the dust and move on.
	Barbara Messner 27/06/2024