Created equal

After Luke 17:7-10

All men are created equal,

and women, too,

at least in the same way,

but things change, like

light giving way to night,

and night to day, and

before we realize it we see

the hierarchy of things,

the hierarchy of position,

of rank, of master, of servant,

of poverty and wealth,

which is downright un-American

because we demand our equality 

with all people in all stations,

but then the word says we are

servants, humble, and it’s

our duty, it is our joy,

to serve what is greater

than we are.

Photograph by Taneli Lahtinen via Unsplash. Used with permission.