JUMP
Lord show us the sin of unfulfilled potential
Show us that sin is not always just doing bad things
It is the omission of doing good things
That sin is not always just the things that lead to death
But also the things that stop us having life
Forgive us when we do not imagine
When we fail to dream
When we avoid the risk.
Today Lord You are watching us standing on the ledge
We are safe, though almost afraid of the height
We are gazing into the deep, fresh water of our future
We can easily be excited at the potential
The possibilities are endless
The glimpsing of what blinds the saints
The inklings of forever
The rumours of glory
The first tastes of heaven
Our lives turned upside down
Swept away from our cosy little securities
Into a sea full of vulnerable danger
But total abandonment to You
You are inviting us to jump
To let go
To dive in
To feel the exhilaration
To be thrilled by the fear
Not the fear of dying
But the thrill of living
And then to know we are alive
Alive as we can only be in a sea of faith
In an ocean of trust
In the waters of the constantly born again
The old being washed away
The new making us swimmers in the whirlpool of the late twentieth century
Lord we are standing on the ledge
You are inviting us to jump
Remind us of the sin of the unfulfilled potential
And reveal to us the dreams and visions
Of how our lives can be
If we jump.
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