that step

mt. 14:29

oh that step

that first step

away from comfort and familiarity

away from safety and security

letting go of what is seen and known

and stepping out into the great unknown

where all we have to hold onto
is a voice calling out to us

inviting us into the deep

to a new level of intimacy and trust

always calling us beyond where we are

and where we have been

into something new and beautiful and alive

but it always starts with that step

that wonderfully awful step

both into and away from

that step down and out of the boat

give us the courage

and the strength

and the grace

to take it

so that we might

leave the old behind

and be taken hold of

by you in a new way