Wesley Slaughter

Keep up, my friend! You seek the flame of the world, but you lose sight of what is ahead; you stare at the sun,  but you wonder why your eyes burn. Sweet other,  stay attuned to your path! Sing the sweet songs; sparrows call to the heart, swallows chirr in the trees; soften your step and  saunter on behind my walk. Come ahead of me now! Remember your guide as you surpass; lead through the mountains and if you lose your way remember I am not far behind.

Silence Voices overheard  In a corridor  Better wait until next Sunday to approach that touchy subject  so we want Silence The churchman who is told by his fifteen-year-old son that he thinks he may like boys and what does that mean for his salvation Silence The daughter who's talked at by her mother after she transitioned  over two years ago  Who's mother still calls her by her dead name She hears the rant that comes  from the limited phone call that she reserves for Christmas Silence Communities that love  That know the love of God but yet are attacked  by unsolicited preachers. Sometimes they must wish that the church would just stay Silent. But the preachers blaspheme  from their podium Screaming the hatred for those who identify differently From the interpretation that scripture Only supports a man and a woman As though Adam and Eve worked so well together. Silence. I'v...

Recently I've had the yearning for adventure. I wake up from dreams where I am on some form of quest or adventure; I sometimes relive past adventures in my mind; I read books and watch movies that take place in other lands; even as I research, I often catch myself daydreaming about living in that time period and what it must have been like to not know the rest of the world. In our current day and age, the world is accessible to us through our fingertips. The frontier has been discovered and humans, in many areas, have destroyed the natural wonders that would have been an adventurer's playground. It has often been said that humans are "natural explorers"; the adventuring spirit seems connected to our curiosity and the desire to learn. Whether we all feel the call, in the same way, seems possible, but, for me, it feels stronger than many of my contemporaries. Maybe for many, their sense of adventure is quelled by living vicariously through fictional characters in movies...