THE CHURCH

 

THE CHURCH

 

The Church is not the buildings

Or the Priest in celestial garments

It is not separate from you or me

Nay

Not the powerful bell

Or the majestic sounds

Of the Orchestra

 

The Church is you

The Church is me

The Church is Us

We are the true bride of Christ

We are the light of the world

Yes

We are the solution

The Salt

The healing balm

That has been prepared

By Jesus the Christ

 

The Church Isn’t Bishops, Reverends and Vicars

For they can do nothing on their own

The Church is not well tended graveyards

Or silent stone cold ancient cathedrals

Nay

It is we the Parents

Teaching our babies to pray

To forgive

To heal

It is we siblings

Sharing our morsels of bread

With the orphan on the street

 

The Church is the lawyer

Representing the indigent

It is the Judge

With a compassionate heart

For the repentant thief

The Church is the nurse

Treating the rebel and the soldier

Alike

It is the commuter taxi

Giving a free ride

To the disabled beggar

 

The Church is the astute businessman

Giving to Caesar

And to God

It is the empathetic mourner

Supporting the widower

It is the patient driver

Waiting his turn in the traffic

The Church is the School girl

Guiding the visually impaired

Across the busy Northern By-Pass

It is the bespectacled gent

Cautioning the toddler

Not to tease the rabid dog

The church is the Politician

Making laws for the healing

Of war torn regions

And campaigning for just laws

In her beloved land

 

The Church is the Minister

Apologizing for excesses of his policemen

The Church is me

The Church is you

Let us be the Church

 

February 22, 2021