CHURCH - Blogtober 2020

CHURCH

The ekklesia assembled in love

Born as a movement not institution

Holy Spirit descended like a dove

Help others not personal absolution

Transform the status quo not hunker down

Exists to impact those on the outside

Beautiful like a bride in wedding gown

Never intended for those on inside

You bastardized teachings of our founder

I yearn for His unforced rhythms of grace

Heavy yolk causes many to flounder

Likes of you would not recognize his face

It's not a building with a steeple

True meaning of "church" is rousing people

--Shenandoah Lynd

(a Shakespearean sonnet)