more than just Sabbath

“As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people urged them to speak about these things again the next sabbath.” Acts 13:42

in a world

where cruel chants

are more and more acceptable,

let us whisper to others,

‘we value you, we honor you;’

in a time

when wedges are driven

into communities to fracture

people into them and us tribes,

let us continue

to build bridges

with words of justice

that are stronger than steel;

in places

where hopelessness

is offered as the only

lifestyle option by

the privileged and powerful,

let us gather the ignored

into our arms and shout

‘we are family; we are one;’

not just each holy day,

but every day,

every moment

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman