worlds apart

“'You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.'" Matthew 5:38-42

we shake our heads

and with a wry smile

think to ourselves that,

with all your wisdom

with all your common sense

with all your experience

working with your hands

and walking the dusty roads

with the strugglers and stragglers,

you just don't seem to have

a clue as to how the world operates

and

as you continue to reach out

with your callused hands

so the stragglers and strugglers

can keep up with you 

on the pilgrimage you are guiding,

you smile wryly to yourself,

shaking your head as you wonder,

with all their common sense

with all their 'real world' experience

with all the wikiknowledge they have,

why doesn't anyone have a clue

as to the Beloved Community

just there within their reach

through that thin space called

grace

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

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