A boat rocks like a cradle rocking a baby to sleep. Twelve men

stand around the One who calls—

“Come away with me,” He says.

Tired and weary, they climb

into the boat. He takes them to a wild place.

A place of loneliness.

A place of healing and of rest.

The boat approaches the untamed land;

a crowd of people appears.

He longs to return to the boundless waves;

out of compassion, they take deep breaths

and step out of the boat. A brief moment of rest.

Now there’s work to do.