I don’t want to live
in a world
Where we live out
imprisoning
and killing
immigrants
innocent
and guilty
side by side
Why they cry out
for water
I don’t want to live
in a world
where
the loneliness
of those in power
manifests
in intimidation
betrayal
and
empty promises
I don’t
want the Palm Sundays
of Protest
to End in the
Fridays
of Violence
where
we think
Sacrifice is
the only answer
I don’t
Want us
to Cry out
“my
God
MY GOD
why…
Why have
You abandoned
Me?”
Feeling the
Hell of
Divine
absence
I don’t
want to
live out
empty
Saturdays
Of Mourning
Where there
is absolutely
no right
word of
comfort to Say
But I do
Want
the resurrection
of community
Where
White people
Learn
Listening
and Community
And Solidarity
for Real this time
I do want the
Apostle-ship
Of the Women
To be
whispered
At Dawn
And for the
Empires
To topple
at the truth
And I do
want the
Church
To be
Alive
and well
Not in pews
Or choirs
But in
Shared Meals
and understandings
Beyond denominations
And accountability
Liberation
And Mission
in the Neighborhood and Beyond
I want to
meet Jesus
And God
in the gardens
And for
the Divine to remind us
That all the
Seeds that we are
Planting Count
(Even the ones that don’t bloom)
And that
God is tending
some to produce
Resurrection
Harvests
Beyond
All Imaginings
And I
Want to
Remember
That Chuffing
Off
the Offal
Is Ok
And that
Jesus
will Rise
Again
And he
Will Kneel
in the Garden
To Plant
And so
Of course
We will kneel
Next to him
In solidarity
And so
With
the Holy Spirit
Whispering
Encouragement
In My
Heart
I walk
Towards
a Kin-Dom
Now.
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