Are you really helping
anyone with this letter?
words are easy when
you are not the one to read
them in church
I will not read it
wouldn’t change
anyone’s mind
congregation will think
it’s partisan
will confirm what they already believe about you
both good and bad
depending on their perspective.
If you really want to
help
why not pay legal fees
for churches who harbor
illegal immigrants
I see there’s rainbow
covenant lane for it
why not elevate it
we should build shelters
send army of volunteers
to border
pay for them to get and
stay there
I’d like to see you
march in protest
offer your prophetic
words on TV or from jail
set an example for us
(like Rev. Barber)
why not reward churches
who share space with
immigrants
or offer services in
two languages
why don’t you entice us
to learn another language
put our money where
your mouth is.
Once when I sat on dCOM
DS tried to eliminate older
immigrant woman
I knew well and loved
he said these wives of
immigrant pastors
think they are called
because they want to be
like their husbands
I thought: did he
really just say that?
lay woman in room said
Mister DS that is what
white men say
to denigrate women of
color
thank God she spoke up
I lacked courage to do
so.
Perhaps we could work
to ensure
such elders are not
endlessly promoted.
Jesus had harsh words
for religious leaders
that should keep us all
humble.
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