June 2nd

"So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, 'Do you understand what you are reading?'" Acts 8:30

of course, we know
how to love our neighbor

as much as we love ourselves

until, that is, the neighbor puts

a sign in their yard which sickens us.

and, yes, we assent to love

our enemies because you ask

until we discover the synonym 

for enemy is the political party

which we would never vote for

even if you headed the ticket.

why, we can even sign on the

dotted line to open our ears

and listen to your parables, until

they are re-enacted in ways

which makes us so uncomfortable.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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