I am still rowing
  when you would have me sail—
attentive to the wind,
  at rest in its sabbaths,
sent forth by your Spirit
  and stilled.

Michael Stalcup is a Thai-American missionary living in Bangkok,Thailand. His poetry has appeared (or is forthcoming) in Faithfully Magazine, First Things, Inheritance Magazine, Poets Reading the News, and elsewhere. You can find more of his work at www.michaelstalcup.com.

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