A poem about loving like God does (2001)

Silently I sit
upon a raft of my own making,
floating aimlessly
and contemplating life.
Your sea of Love
surrounds me,
and I take in the view,
content to skim the surface
and maybe dip a toe in
now and then.
I’m hesitant, reluctant, rigid,
scared to love like You,
knowing self must die
before I love the way You do.
Upset my boat, Lord!
Toss me in like Jonah.
Let me sink into
the depths of Love;
down,
down,
let me drown...
the delightful drowning
of abandonment to You.