This one Sunday, our Christian calendar devotes to doctrine imposed to explain divinity.
One God in three,
A riddle for humanity confuses weary minds with indecipherable mystery.
A compromise born of authority.
A mystery born of tradition called history.
A diversity devoted to being one
A oneness blessing strength in diversity
Divine hope for abundant living in community.
A god comfortable being family
A god who loves infinite diversity
As humans crave comfort most,
A love held so close it makes us feel one.
A togetherness intended for unity.
A relationship turning on divine charity.
As humans struggle to practice lessons of her holy community.
The life we live confuses love with personal loyalties.
Love knows no boundaries.
Love refuses to bow before heroes winning wars, or exerting power enslave.
Love is harder still.
For then we must serve others to create human community,
And work to abstain from numerous idolatries.
For the love we seek redeems equally all diversity.
Our god – a mystery in three persons,
Where one and one make three,
And we learn the unfading lights dance,
An equality in one loving all humanity
And realize the nature of divinity is care for neighbors as one holy human family.
THH
5/26/24
Thoughts Have Hands 