Agape

A short way into the journey we forget

who we are, where we came from

where we are headed

acting as though

we know

Remembering is both familiar and surprising

each return tinged by a sense of déjà vu

it was here we sprang from

without a past or future

just now

drinking from a well in the desert

a spring of living water in wilderness

swimming far from oceans in a living sea

one and many delighting in this body
grateful

Making Believe does not bring Truth closer

Opening hearts and minds

to rivers flowing from mountains to seas

and through the air from seas to mountains

and to green living leaves and desert sand awakening

to set us free from the worlds in which we believe

so we might choose what heals and furthers

this communion of life

may

Anointed love

awake love, full of truth

guide your children

in the way of the holy spirit

delivering us from kings and priests

oppressors and predators

violence and cruelty

evil and indifference

So we may flourish

in loving kindness and compassion

knowing the joy of your presence

here with us in creation

We, the people

Hear us, worldly powers

surrender to the will of the people

all the people

not just some of the people

all the people

Listen

hear what we are saying

and meet our needs

for we are the reason you exist

and you have lost the way

The time of atonement is now

and nothing is too big to fail or fall

you are facing dissolution and transformation

people realize you are a destructive illusion

subject to our acceptance or rejection

We, the people

accept responsibility for your existence

we are making amends to our mother’s body

the air, the water, the earth, the fires of life

creating alternatives your the rule of power over