Who Can Fear?

American poet Bell Hooks authored more than 40 books before her death in 2021, and her poetry often exhales a Holy Spirit-inspired wisdom and peace. As we step into this new year, consider this poem from Hooks' 2012 collection titled Appalachian Elegy:

toward light

each bird flies

higher then higher

then swooping down

as though to plummet

as though air a net

to catch and comfort

who can fear

earth

who can fear

sky

when faced with

an infinite possibility

each moment given

a chance to soar

to enter beyond

Who can fear when we are offered such infinite possibilities? How will you bring Matthew 6:25-34 to the forefront this year so that your days might be defined by Christ's peace and hope as you swoop into the new?

Peace on your week,

Jennie