Remember When: Thoughts on Christian Community

Remember When

We climbed a mountain, you and I

It was a sight to behold

Such perspective we would gain

Eternal Beauties yet untold

So we built an altar

From our laughter and our tears

And those words of faith

That we’ve rehearsed throughout the years

Then there came the time

For us to journey down

Back into the valley

Where deep, deep need abounds

I confess I am reluctant

To leave these heights for what’s below

But we’re called to move from heights to depths

Just like the rivers flow

Downward, ever downward

In humility and grace

To live out our altar moments

In the everyday

We’ve spoken of eternal things

That stir us heart and soul

Now we must go live these things

We can’t describe, but Know

So you go your way, I’ll go mine

And we will meet again

Every time we need to hear

Those words:  “Remember when…”

Stephanie M. Frakes

September 18, 2012