Left the Building

Elvis did it, and folks

have been talking about it

and looking for him ever since.

Expectation, hope, and energy

give imaginations wanderlust

as the next sighting is anticipated.

As followers of the risen Christ 

passed faith's torch to generations,

the Greek name "ecclesia" stuck:

church, or "the called-out ones".

Now, we casually use that noun

to describe architectural structures,

sometimes forgetting the body

of people whom messiah calls out.

Give us hearts and ears, O God,

to answer, so it may once again

be said and seen in word and deed,

"The church has left the building!"

Hitting the Streets

 Living Missionally

© 2014 Todd Jenkins