My disbelief was evident
’Cause I was cocky in my conviction that
Miracles
If they had ever really happened, were a thing of the past
I was convinced that their application today was allegorical at best
And it's easy to dismiss
The evidence of your own eyes
And rationalize that maybe it was a lie or maybe
You just got
Caught up in the energy of the moment
But after I saw that man’s legs straighten
And the wide eyes of a little girl opened
For the first time after a life of blindness
I was floored, and I couldn't sleep for a week
See I'm a soldier
And I've probably done more harm than good in my life
And I'd grown cynical and tired of bullshit because I thought I'd seen everything
But that scraggly Nazarene and his band of misfits
Just stuck in my mind
As I wrestled with my faith
And my understanding of reality
Maybe it was the way he knelt down and touched their faces
Or maybe it was his expression
Of torment and compassion
Turned to joy and satisfaction
With every healing
So maybe you can understand my heartbreak
When my own little girl fell sick
As I ran to meet the rabbi with my tiny shred of newfound belief
I knew somehow he would heal her
He didn't even need to stretch out his hand
If he just spoke the words
I knew the elements would follow his command
That look on his face as he saw me running up
I can never forget
He parted the crowds of followers and approached me
Waiting with baited breath for my request
He acted like I was the
Single
Most
Important
Person in his life
Even though I am pretty sure we had never met
And that smile that spread across his face
As he pointed me out to the crowd and raised his voice
He spoke of faith, and held mine up to the light
Said mine was pure
Then spoke the words that brought my daughter back to life
I’ve never been the same, and
Those words haunt me even today
His expression and reaction
At my vulnerable heart
His affirmation and conviction
As he spoke the words
That reconfirmed what I’d already learned to be true
That miracles are more than just the healing of a malformation
They’re an expression of deepest love and
Consideration for a people
Hopelessly lost and broken
A reaction of compassion from the heart of the divine
End.
