Emanuel

God with us?

When hate tries

to overcome hope?

When fear flings open

its trench coat wide,

attempting to loom

larger than life

with a ferocious roar?

God with us?

When violence rends

breath from your children

as they gather in your name?

When we are challenged

to live love in our skin

without regard to pigment?

When we are called

to be the body of Christ,

not on Sunday morning

in a building, but on Thursday

in a grieving community?

Emanuel: God is with us!

© 2015 Todd Jenkins