Resolution

We who do not know the end of things

We seek resolution

The tying of knots

Completion of the incomplete

Proving equations

Explaining the mysterious

Answering questions

No grey areas

Defined lines

 

But can we live with resolution

When life is like the endless waves

Whoosh and hiss…whoosh and hiss

Back and forth…back and forth

Like good jazz

Like weather

Unpredictable

Unfathomable

Unknown

Inexplicable

Irregular

Impulsive

 

Who can know the heart of another

Who can explain their actions

Who can read their neighbor’s mind

Who can see around a corner

 

Why not rest in instability

Accept irresolution

Find the beat in irregularity

Welcome indecision

Embrace flexibility

 

God made in human image

Controllable

Predictable

Comfortable

Pliable

Bribable

But is that God

 

What can we know of the future

Next year

Next month

Next day

Next minute

Next second

Next millisecond

Nothing

Trust

Faith

Calm

Confidence

Abiding

Resting

Contentment

Confidence

 

God is good

Kind

Compassionate

Faithful

Merciful

Gracious

Just

Forgiving

Loving

Omnipotent

Omnipresent

Omniscient

 

Seek Him

 

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2020