A Flood of Fidelity

After the floods came
and Noah's family stepped into the world,
God started a new flood,
a flood of fidelity.

Great is God's faithfulness.

When we see a cold, hungry person

asleep on the street,

and we turn the other way,

we have a second chance.

A flood of fidelity.

Neighborliness.

Generosity.

Empathy.

When we want to strike out

at the person who disagrees with us.

When the world's divisions

overcome us,

we have a second chance.

A flood of fidelity.

Forgiveness.

Curiosity.

Grace.

When we find ourselves

in the center of our own sin,

and we see no way out.

When darkness is all around us,

we have a second chance.

A flood of fidelity.

Repentance.

Restart.

Rebuilding.

Great is God's faithfulness.

Great can be our faithfulness.

For we float on a sea -

a flood -

of fidelity.

It is our second chance.

It is our way back.

It is our grace from God.

Hope.

Peace.

Love.

A flood of fidelity.

Inspired by a devotion in the book A Way Other than our Own by Walter Brueggermann.