I wrote “The Soil” in response to a sermon series by my brilliant friend Jessie Marcus in which she explored the parable of the sower in relation to the history of the Evangelical church in America. I couldn’t stop thinking about the dynamics at play between the faceless societal forces that cause so much harm and the relentless spark of agency within every individual. This poem is what came of it.
You did not know what you could do
You did not know what you could do
You did not know what you could do
I wrote “The Soil” in response to a sermon series by my brilliant friend Jessie Marcus in which she explored the parable of the sower in relation to the history of the Evangelical church in America. I couldn’t stop thinking about the dynamics at play between the faceless societal forces that cause so much harm and the relentless spark of agency within every individual. This poem is what came of it.