The Church

The church (on her better days) – has been (and is) a place

   where the wounded are bandaged up,

      where the oppressed find liberty,

        where the overwhelmed are encouraged,

           where the persecuted find courage and strength,

             where the lost are found

                where the despairing are repaired

                    where the hungry are fed

                        where the lonely find a family

                           where the unnamed are called by their names

                               where the fool finds wisdom

                                   where the sinner finds forgiveness

                                       where the misunderstood find understanding

                                           where small dreams meet the bigger dreams of God 

                                              where talents find grace and the world is changed

 where heaven and earth rejoice

(written for worship, Sept 23, 2012)