Nomenclature

HENRY: High Earners, Not Rich Yet.

We're motivated, O God;

driven to achieve and become

all that we're created to be.

Our gaze is toward the stars,

necks ever-craned, eyes ever-strained;

comparing and contrasting,

aiming our "us" toward their "them".

When we come to your house,

not only do we continue the game,

we are also hard pressed

to see where the offering plate

gives any bang for the buck.

 Shift our tectonic plates, O Lord,

that your grace and our worth

may be rejected as transactional

and more fully accepted

as prevenient gifts.

Open your church's coffers,

long-hoarded for rainy days

and noble purposes.

Resurrect her passion

to satisfy hunger, heal brokenness,

gathering the fringes,

and reconciling division.

Connect us by your baptismal covenant;

rename and claim us as your own:

Your Holy World Healed.

© 2015 Todd Jenkins