Friday, December 27, 2013

Redeemed

Photos by Todd Jenkins

At our deepest, we know
there is chasmic disconnect
between the person our culture
tells us we should be
and the person we really are.

How we choose to deal
with this inconsistency
defines our life’s path.

Operating the battle metaphor,
against a series of external enemies,
bifurcates us, one part
acknowledged good,
the other, denied evil.

Projecting our unacceptable selves
onto serial adversaries,
we will never find peace
within or without, only
increasing piles of weapons and enemies.

Banquet’s the metaphor,
where all are invited,
bringing the fullness of their lovely
and unlovable selves to the table.

It’s the only way we can be
redeemed and made wholly holy;
the place where union with the divine
supersedes our faux majesty.

It’s also the only place and way
that we come to recognize
the same redemption in everyone else.

Once the curtain has been pulled back
on the facade of our own perfection,
we are free to see the amazing grace
that all are more like us than different.


© 2013 Todd Jenkins

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