April 12, 2021

I wonder what our brothers think

our sisters

those to whom our buildings

the freedoms we take for granted

are treasures beyond price

I wonder what our brothers think

our sisters

when we cry “Persecution!”

who wear crosses on our sleeves

and put Jesus stickers on our cars

I wonder what our brothers think

our sisters

if they heard our weeping prayers

over Sunday’s Swiss Chalet lunches

would they laugh at us or cry

I'm not picking on Swiss Chalet, particularly,

but on the idea of so many of us carelessly

lunching at restaurants after Sunday service.