Attention Deficit

Imaginary lines drawn,

not even in the sand,

but on paper maps

create division, hostility.

Theological certitude drawn,

not even from practiced faith,

but from egos of indifference

create division, hostility.

Labor of servitude drawn,

not even from coexistence,

but from economies of scarcity

create division, hostility.

When it happens in our back yard

we cringe and shrink and hide;

across the ocean and we

point, lament in exasperation.

Where, O holy one, will we find

the courage and wherewithal

to speak your triune grace:

Creation, Unity, Hospitality.

 

Photo by Todd Jenkins

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