welcome mat

"Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God." Romans 15:7

stepping over the 

rough sleeper on the

sidewalk, we rush 

to greet the privileged,

to hold open the doors

for the celebrities, to

offer the best seat

to the powerfully wealthy,

while you bring a meal

to the person we ignored,

you sit with the lonely

on their park benches,

to read to the children

waiting for the doors

to the shelter to open.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman