Time to begin again this good work
We have been sent to do
To feed the hungry, heal the sick, care for the poor
All of these tasks and a thousand more stand before us…
We can debate our faith in the evening over coffee
Now is the time for all of us
To be out in the fields of change
Steven
Charleston
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Here we are
Huddled in the pews of a thousand churches
Hovering over our keyboards
Pontificating on Facebook, X, and Threads
Muttering under our breath
About how our SCOTUS has been bought
How justice is perverted
Stressing over creeping authoritarianism
And the reality that
All are NOT equal under the law
Not here
Not now
Lamenting the deaths in Gaza (and yes, Israel too, and
yes
Ukraine, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and more
Arguing about who Jesus loves
And whose interpretation of the Bible is most correct
Complaining about
Access to health care, and the suicide rate
And fentanyl
And
And
Worrying about our own personal woes, fears
Losses
And anxieties
Arguing with each other about
Gaza protests
Guns
Abortion
To what end?
It is time
It is time to begin again this good work
To get off our well-padded behinds
And get to work
Feeding the hungry
Developing housing
Fighting for justice (I know it feels impossible)
Sharing love and compassion
Welcoming strangers
Affirming those who are queer
Talk, talk, talk
I am so sick of talk
I am so sick of talking (and writing)
It is time
To leave behind the golden calf
To leave behind the idols of power and wealth
To leave behind toxic leaders who manipulate us
And create fear and division
It is time
To be the church
To be the people of Jesus
To be people who put everything on the line
For love
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