We often enjoy hearing poetry during our services at Redeemer Church London, and this latest offering from STEVE PAGE was read last Sunday.

One of his prompts came from Romans 1:17 (‘the righteous shall live by faith’), where the gospel reveals that a righteousness from God is obtained by faith.

His second can be found in Joshua 3:13-17, where the path to the promised land was through the River Jordan – showing that sometimes, you have to get your feet wet!

You can enjoy Steve’s poem in full here:

FAITH

My faith is the certainty that gives me clarity to see

that there’s a path just beneath the current uncertainty.

My faith is a step, a one step at a time

not much of a leap, but me taking God's hand with mine.

My faith is a day-by-day hand-holding,

a minute-by-minute, front-foot treading of my boot in his footmarks

left for me as a blessing.

My faith is a choosing that needs repeated repeating,

a daily seating at his feet

It's no fleeting feeling,

it’s a morning-and-evening,

sometimes weeping

with both-knees kneeing.

Our faith is a decision

and decisions were made to be made,

so pray,

take him at his word and take the next step,

but don’t be surprised if you get both feet wet.

Because that is where you’ll find Jesus -

at the point where you're most at risk of getting out of your depth.

Our faith is the certainty

that gives us clarity to trust

that whatever our paths,

our God has gone before us.