Here…

daily weather reports

include…

…the world.

daily news

includes stories of…

…the world.

daily prayers

are for…

…the world.

In Paris the World is Closer.

 

On Easter Sunday,

Resurrection Day,

the gathered worshipping community swells to 2000…

the 40 nations of the congregation expand to include…

…the world.

 

God so loves the world.

For u s,

God-so-loving the world

is complicated.

 

Movements of people

End genderracialgenderidentity violence

People on the move

Displaced, determined, desperate

Looking for

shelter, for

followers

of Jesus

following

Jesus

 

sing Soul.

Voice truth.

widen vision.

 

In Paris, the world is not issues, not over there,

neighbors, yes,

but more,

proches.

 

In the United States

A spiritual practice

Reflecting

God’s

Extravagant

Hospitality

Might

be

even

Before

Just

action

Just

bringing

the World

Closer

Every

Day

including…

…the world.