A calling to serve

[Redneck Mystic]

“SHANGHAIED”

A calling to serve carries its own wisdom,

which legitimates both the calling and the serving

so that the two are one:

Only the one called to serve

can know this wisdom,

and for some who are called

the knowing comes easily,

while for others the knowing is a fiery baptism.

Each calling is different,

and while some callings can be declined,

others cannot,

and those whose calling is without repentance

know they are in it for the duration of the calling,

and while others may try to persuade them out of it,

the calling for ones such as these always prevails;

thus is it advised to all called for keeps

that they view their calling as a blessing

even when it seems at times to be a curse,

and that they try to reconcile the loss of their captain status

and allow the Spirit of God to man the helm of their ship

and be glad and willing crew members thereon,

knowing that all sailing ships of souls

need a crew as well as a captain

to maintain and navigate the ship through

seas of many tones, depths and flavors;

so consider each league sailed

as part of the overall journey

going to where the captain deigns to go

by using whatever winds and sea currents available

to navigate the ship to the experiences

this ship and crew need to have

in order to fulfill their calling and its wisdom

revealed by the journey of many leagues,

many known only to the ship and its crew,

all of whom come to know,

some sooner than others,

that once conscripted

there is no safe jumping ship.

 

[Hermit Philosopher]

All are called [spiritually], but not all shall answer.

And that’s okay too.


Humbly,
Hermit

 

[Redneck Mystic]

All are called [spiritually], but not all shall answer.

And that’s okay too.


Humbly,
Hermit

Yes, all are called spiritually, but the poem is about being called to serve.

In the Gospels, Jesus aaid many are called, but few are chosen.

The poem describes two callings to serve, one of which is for keeps and there is no safe getting out of it.