Vacillating Faith (even at church—or especially there)

By Chris White

I tremble
                      on a balance ball
                 and endure the burn
           each time doubt leans
                me to the brink.
                       Limbs
                flutter and jerk
            as I exert, teetering
         on either side of belief.
     Minutes turn to weeks,
        strength concedes 
             as I fatigue.
             Lifeblood
     teems to muscles
that swell and fortify
with every sway
and reach.

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During over 25 years as a speaker, leadership consultant and student of people, Chris White has facilitated thousands of coaching sessions with people worldwide. He occasionally admits to holding degrees in mathematics and statistics, and in his free time he savors adventures with his family and lounging with their dogs under the shade of two post oak trees.