Many moments
across a lifetime
we will be probed
by the God of our becoming,
“Who do you say that I am?”
Do not cheat—
give someone else’s answer.
Choose honest words…
the ensuing conversation leads to
living water.
Keep answering…
the concentric rings of your
determining
will become a
sturdy trunk.
jfig 2025
for context, John 4:7-42 and the blunt vulnerability of Habakkuk
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