You flee again to Galilee,
another Herod, another threat,
kings and prophets always at odds
and you, raised with the memory
of blood and fire, fishing
for another way, the kingdom
of God, as it were, silver-scaled
and just, within your grasp,
slipping like sand between your fingers.
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:14-15)
over the water 