To plunge into the second part

After Isaiah 56:1, 2

To plunge into the second part

is a mystery, a bewilderment,

this justice bit, this doing

right, aimed at whim, aimed

by whom, aimed when

although the why is less

unknown, because of what

is at hand, suggesting or offering

a mercy and a grace, a blessing

for doing this consistently and

daily, a moment by moment

commitment to act and act

of commitment, and how is

justice bound up in rest

or the Sabbath, as if we

need rest from a hard work.

It’s a mystery, this drenching

of the world with the kingdom.

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