Proof

A reflection on Matthew 8:3-4

The message you bring sounds too good to be true,
but I’m wondering if you’re honest; can I believe you?
Words are used in so many ways,
they change like the wind from day to day.
I’ve been fooled before, so I’m cautious now.
If you want to convince, let me tell you how.
Show me a life that is grateful and kind,
a gentle spirit, a transformed mind.
Show me your scars; let me see your hands.
I want to know that you are a man
who lives the truth from day to day,
if your life is more than what you say.
I’m moved by the words you’ve spoken today,
but, friend, there’s simply no other way:
It’s a matter of living the things that you say.