We are one
in our sin and
our suffering
We are one
in our wounds and
our scars
scars from our sinful choices
wounds cut by the sinful choices of others
We are one
at a table set by suffering sacrificial love
invited by One
who sacrificed his life to heal the scars of our sins
who suffered at the hands like those that wound us
We are one
by his healing love
salve for our woundS
the story behind our scars
We are one
not by
color
race
or
creed
earth-bound labels that drive us apart
We are one
freed slaves all
rescued by the Conquering King
joy-filled servants
to those who wound us and
to those freed with uS
We are one
we feast at the table of his presence
as aliens and sojourners in a hostile land
no green-card status
we are citizens of heaven
We are one
healed and
made whole
by the Healer
and
the healed
We are one
By C. Gene Wilkes (c) 2022