26 November 2023 – Reign of Christ A (COCU 67A)

HOPE
(Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24)
Ezekiel saw
a time beyond exile;
peace, stability.

A time of healing,
of hope beyond punishment,
peace beyond despair.

But those gentle scenes,
are far from today’s carnage,
fear, hatred and death.

In the once-dreamt life,
now the bleak wasteland of death,
has hope breathed its last?
    Jeff Shrowder, 2023
 
Written during a time of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. (November 2023)
 
More for Reign of Christ A…