Poem from Sister Perkins Dec. Lesson

Have you ever walked on water??

Have you ever walked on water? 

Have you ever had such faith?

Have you ever moved a mountain--

Ever seen the Savior’s face?

Most of us might think

There’s no way I could do that.

Most of us might feel,

Quite unequal to the task.

But, think about a time

When you thought your heart would break

And, still here you are—

Proof you lived another day.

Has there ever been a call

You felt you could not fill?

But, then tried ever humbly

to do the Father’s will?

As you served with faith

Were there times you stood in awe

Of what you had accomplished

As you held onto the rod

Have you ever felt the emptiness

Of Peter’s fishing nets?

Aching to be filled,

Or overcome all life’s regrets?

Did you call his name or seek His face,

And feel you couldn’t find

Relief from all the hurt

Or any peace of mind?

But as the days went by

Did it seem to come a bit by bit

And slowly you were stronger

Than you alone have ever been

Did you know you walked on water

Did you know you saw His face

Did you know that you were capable

Of mountain-moving faith?

He is there and waiting,

When the water will not hold us

He is there and willing

To lift us and to show us

When it seems our humble offering,

Is not enough to do the job

Somehow our loaves and fishes

Are more than we had thought.

Take a step in faith,

stand forth and start to shine

You may feel you are only water,

But He can make you into wine.

For with Him all things are possible,

and the same is true for you

Let us go forth and do

The things He taught us to.

--J. Perkins 12/12