About Sarah
Will You Work
Steady humming, side by side
Following a pattern, innate but blind
Dance of many, synchronized
Joy now found, yours and mine
Harmonized labor, each its own
Spent and spending, for the whole
Unity of purpose, fine and strong
Marching out, and coming home
Haven of promise, being built
Hands and feet, a humble kit
Home for hope, with no more guilt
Secured for us, divine merit
Good news carried, on the breeze
Hope restored, flowing free
Sweet the treat, our glorious feast
This sinners’ song, encircling
Description
Each honey bee in a hive has a job, specific and important, for the life of the hive. Some gather pollen and nectar, some nursing the young, some build comb. But all are essential, and all work toward the same goal: the flourishing of the hive.
Reading Nehemiah, we see that God calls his people, in both the Old Testament and now, to a similar diversity of tasks but unity of purpose. In Nehemiah’s day, they worked to see the temple rebuilt, and now, believers in Jesus work to see His kingdom built. None of this work happens in our own strength, but only by our Creator’s blessed word, making our labor fruitful. This poem is called Will You Work.
Artist Bio
Sarah loves the way sound and substance meet in poetry and enjoys making little poems that feel approachable and familiar. She studied writing and poetry in college and is grateful to be able to use these things for the benefit of the church.