Today I felt the burden of my calling
My time felt too short
Capacity too limited
The barriers too high
Ballooning to meet the need
Hope collapsed in on itself
In a moment I saw clearly
The insufficiency of my own faith
Maybe none of this is possible
We just struggle for a lifetime
Leaving our mess to fuel
Another generation’s struggle
I could find beauty in that struggle
Put on a brave face and make meaning
Kick at the darkness alone
Like many before me
But Christ compels me
To more than I can accomplish
More than I can hope for
To faith
And I do believe
But help my unbelief
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In Pursuit of More 
Jackie, Thank you for putting into words what is so easy to feel at times…and amazingly Jesus tells us faith as small as a mustard seed is all that’s needed. (Matthew 17:20)
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