On that day I will re-erect the tottering hut of David
and repair its breaches
and raise up its
ruins
and rebuild it as
in the days of old,
Amos
9:11
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's
not the end.
Attributed to John
Lennon
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the hut is tottering
that place we have safely dwelt
no longer
protects us from the storm
the hail and winds
of racism, deceit, and greed
have stormed against
its very foundation
the poor are neglected
the elderly abandoned
the stranger is not welcome
disappeared
by people in black
justice is no more
compassion is a sin
the hut is tottering
for a house built on lies
cannot stand
a house divided
cannot stand
a house inside whose walls
cruelty
is legislated and legalized
cannot stand
this hut may fall
and great will be its fall
all empires end
but with God
there is always
resurrection
a rising up out of the rubble
a rebuilding
this is the promise of God
the hope enfleshed by GodWithUs
and empowered by GodInUs
the end is never the end
it is always the beginning
this day
as we huddle in the midst of
disintegration
remind us Beloved
that you
are the One who makes
all things
new
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