We are the people

After John 17:9,10

It’s a slam, or slams,

as the world delights

in death and destruction,

pointing fingers at sin

and contradiction

and the fall.

The world loves this,

and if we’re honest,

we know this and

we know this hurts,

this tearing at our hearts

when one of us falls

hard,

and the world rejoices

over the shame. But,

and it’s a big But, we know

something else, something

more important, more vital,

more critical than any taunt

or justified criticism or fall

or stumble, and that is

we are the people,

we are the people of God,

the rock of our protection,

we are a possession, a gift

from out this world,

and we are owned because

we are the people of God,

created by a fierce love.

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