Along the dusty road they rode, through silence wide and deep,  
The chariot wheels whispered across the sweeping steep.  
Water gleamed like a jewel, a promise in the arid land,  
The eunuch gazed with yearning, a new life close at hand.

“Look, here is water!” his voice a hopeful flight,  
“What stands now to hinder me from the Light?”  
Philip nodded, the truth clear in his steady eyes,  
No chains of doubt to hold, nor shadowed ties.

The chariot halted, still against the soft, earthen banks,  
Together they descended, hearts giving thanks.  
Into the cool embrace, beneath the surface laid,  
A covenant was sealed, all former debts paid.

Rising anew, water dripping like tears of grace,  
The Spirit’s sudden whirlwind, Philip’s gone without a trace.  
The eunuch, alone, yet heart alight with joyous song,  
Continued forth his journey, in faith ever strong.

May 4, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Act 8:36  As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?"
Act 8:38  And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.
Act 8:39  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.