Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Daughters and sons


We are mothers
Fathers
Daughters
Sons
We were all once
The expected babe
Impatient
To be born
To live to love
And to be loved
We are always
That child in arms
Longing to be held
And to hold.
Live childlike
The innocence
Of not fully knowing
Amazed by the adventures
That arrive
Unexpected.
We never need to grow up
The child in us
Can remain
Regardless of the years
We will always be
Daughters
And sons.

Choose love


Life is the continual challenge 
To turn all things
Into an expression 
Of love
And loving. 
In the face of fear
Love
In the face of hatred
Love
In the face of bigotry
Love
When rejected
Maligned
Misrepresented
And abused
Love.
Chose to love
The unloveable,
Even your villains
And enemies
For this is
The coming
Of the Kingdom.

Saturday, November 08, 2014

Imagine



Imagine,
A kingdom of love
That would dissolve 
The fears,
Anxieties
And silence them
With simple acts
Of compassion.
Imagine,
A community
Of genuine care
A people
Unconditionally
Committed to acceptance
And affirmation.
There stands One,
Who lived,
loved
And stretched out his arms
To world
Locked in the loveless pursuits
That steal joy from souls.
See!
He stands in the middle
Of those who accuse him
Loving his enemies
Calling us
To follow.