the Kingdom of God
the Kingdom of Heaven
the Kingdom is near
at hand
within reach
it is the treasure we reach for
rather than hope for
it is the reality we live into being
we think we understand kingdom
kingdoms come through power
they conquer
and dominate and control
they are willing to do anything to grow
anything
others
brutality is a tool
intimidation and humiliation too
making others less
marginalizing and minimizing
expelling, eradicating
I am thinking of kingdoms today
the kingdom of earth
the kingdom of America
ruled by shaped by
what?
not God
not love, justice, and joy
we see the kingdom of earth personified
in one swathed in scandal
unrestrained, unaccountable
one with no interest beyond what he can put in his pocket
and what he can put over on a kingdom
of the angry and resentful
the fearful
who embrace and cheer
Thy kingdom come!
what can I do today
how can I reach out and help pull it into being
that kingdom shaped by self-giving and sacrifice
through compassion and reconciliation
a kingdom that seeks to serve
protect all (all)
on this day when the Kingdom of Love
seems out of reach
fading, disintegrating beneath the weight
of hate and ego
let us reach for the kingdom,
and each other
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