Intentional community meets changes of membership, housing, individual differences in focus,

Oh God you know where you have led us thus

far - out onto a limb it sometimes feels,

and something deep within us wants to fuss,

well maybe it's just part of growing real..

so like ol' James' expectation for

these baby children of the Most High God

we'll learn to see these "tests and trials" more

as gifts to help us go where he has trod.

Oh God, we hear your culture's call, and choose

to let you make us diff'rent where you will,

and set ourselves to not be caught "at snooze",

asleep to what you're doing with us still.

And once again we hear what Jesus said

about that stuff of yearning first of all:

for your reign to become what is ahead

because of our responses to your call,

and for your hopes and dreams for all your kids,

the way that our Lord, Jesus would live here.

To listen to his words as that voice bids

ol' Peter and his mates when clouds appear.

And sometimes that is just how things feel now,

the vista that seemed good, gets fogged right in!

And we can't see who else to blame somehow,

and we don't want to say it's someone's sin.

It looks like you are in this mix, yourself.

Please help us by your cloud, or wind, or breath,

your attitude, or spirit, like an elf,

to listen well, increasingly "till death".