You say,
“As a person of faith,
I love the Bible
and hate seeing it
reduced
to an adjective.”
And I think,
“I’m a person of faith
who loves discussing
God and parts of speech,
failing
to go beyond the reading.”
And they balk,
“She’s not a person of faith
who loves God and His Good Word.”
They don’t realize they’re seeing you
enjoy
a life of lived-out Scripture.
But I know:
You are a person of faith
Who loves and lives the Bible
because you’re teaching me,
inspiring
to live beyond mere words.
Today’s post is part of a surprise synchroblog to honor our friend Rachel Held Evans as her book A Year of Biblical Womanhood is released today.
Her book has drawn some negative attention in the weeks preceding its release, but today we shower Rachel with love, support her work, and stand with her as she presents her true story to the world with dignity, humor, and grace.
Tamara, what a lovely poem that has got me thinking. It looks like an intriguing book! I haven’t heard of it till now.
Thanks, Ryan. I hope you’ll check it out!
I read the other book about the guy who tried to live according to the Bible for a year, and I enjoyed that book. This one sounds interesting, too. And I love your beautiful defense of your friend. =)
I haven’t read it, but I think A Year of Living Biblically was an inspiration for Rachel’s book. I’m impressed by anyone who sets their mind to completing a project like that, but of course I’m a little biased toward Rachel.
Wonderful, Tamara! Thank you.
Thanks, Diana.
Yay Rachel! Yay Tamara!!
xoxo
Oh Tamara! Thank you so much. I love your work so much, so it’s an incredible honored to see myself in it. Eshet chayil!
Thanks! When I saw this, I styopped what I was doing and put up a synchroblog. Two, in fact/
I got my copies of Rachel’s book and Justin Lee’s book “Torn” in the same package in the mail yesterday! SO EXCITED!
lovely poem!