they could have said no,
they could have clung
to what they knew
and lived a quieter
simpler life,
they could have
shown interest
but decided it was all
too much,
declared he was
asking too much,
but instead they left
their comfort zones
behind and followed him,
followed him
to a new way of life,
an amazing adventure
with all of it's ups
and downs, they followed
through challenges
and questions, they
dared to go,
to trust, to give
themselves to something new;
and though at times
they faltered, and
even fled
they came back
and followed him afresh...
but they could
have said
NO!
